AAAA is a domain record, that's basically the IPv6 address of the server where the domain is hosted. The IPv6 system was designed to replace the present IPv4 system in which every Internet protocol address comprises of four sets of decimal numbers between 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. However, an IPv6 address features 8 groups of 4 hexadecimal numbers - ranging from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The cause of this transformation is the significantly smaller selection of unique IPs that the current system supports and the quick increase of products which are connected to the Internet. An example of an IPv6 address is 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you'd like to direct a domain name to a web server which uses such an address, you need to set up an AAAA record for it, not the widely used A record, which is an IPv4 address. Both records have the very same function, but different notations are used, to differentiate the two types of addresses.
AAAA Records in Website Hosting
If you wish to use a domain or a subdomain that you have in a website hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you have to set up an AAAA record for that, it won't take you more than a few mouse clicks to do that by using our effective, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia CP. Once you visit the DNS Records section and then click the Create a New Record button, a compact pop-up will appear. This is the place where you could create any DNS record, so you simply have to pick the needed domain name or subdomain and the type of record via drop-down navigation and input the IPv6 address, which is the actual record. If you happen to have no experience with such matters, you'll not have any troubles as Hepsia is extremely user-friendly and your new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using your domain/subdomain with the other company. If they demand it, you'll also be able to modify the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, defining how long it'll stay active in the global DNS system after you modify it or remove it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
As our advanced cloud web hosting platform supports AAAA records, you are going to be able to create one with no trouble for any domain name or subdomain that you host within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record will propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using the services of any other company you direct the domain/subdomain to right away. You could create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia hosting CP in which you will also find all the other records that were created automatically or you have created manually previously. The set up of the new AAAA record is as basic as picking the needed domain or subdomain and the AAAA type via simple drop-down menus, entering the IPv6 address in a text box and saving the modification. You'll be able to modify the record at any time if needed. In case the other provider needs a particular TTL value for the new record, you will be able to change this setting also. The Time To Live option determines how long an existing record will continue working after you modify it or erase it and the time is in seconds.