AAAA is a domain address record, that's basically the IPv6 address of the server in which the domain is hosted. The IPv6 system was introduced to replace the present IPv4 system in which every single Internet protocol address is comprised of 4 sets of decimal numbers between 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. In contrast, an IPv6 address includes 8 sets of 4 hexadecimal numbers - from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The main reason for this change is the substantially smaller range of unique IPs which the current system supports and the fast increase of units that are connected to the Internet. An illustration of an IPv6 address would be 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you need to direct a domain name to a web server that uses this sort of an address, you need to create an AAAA record for it, not the widespread A record, that is an IPv4 address. The two records deliver the same exact function, yet different notations are used, to differentiate the two sorts of addresses.
AAAA Records in Web Hosting
If you'd like to use a domain address or a subdomain you have inside a web hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you ought to create an AAAA record for that, it will not take you more than only a few clicks to do that using our highly effective, though easy-to-use Hepsia CP. Once you navigate to the DNS Records section and then click the Create a New Record button, a little pop-up will appear. This is the area where you can set up any DNS record, so you simply have to choose the needed domain name or subdomain and the type of record via drop-down options menu and input the IPv6 address, that’s the actual record. If you happen to have no experience with such matters, you won't have any troubles as Hepsia is incredibly user-friendly and your new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, so you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other company. In case they demand it, you are also going to be able to edit the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, defining how long it'll stay active in the global DNS system after you change it or delete it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
As our sophisticated cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you are going to be able to create one with ease for any domain or subdomain you host within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record is going to propagate within the hour, so you can start using the services of any other company you forward the domain/subdomain to in no time. You could create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel in which you will also find all of the other records that were created automatically or you have set up manually previously. The set up of the new AAAA record is as simple as choosing the needed domain name or subdomain and the AAAA type from simple drop-down menus, entering the IPv6 address within a text box and saving the modification. You will be able to change the record anytime if necessary. If the other provider requires a certain TTL value for the new record, you'll be able to modify this setting too. The Time To Live option specifies how long an existing record will keep functioning after you modify it or remove it and the time is in seconds.