AAAA is a domain name record, that is basically the IPv6 address of the web server where the domain is hosted. The IPv6 system was introduced to replace the existing IPv4 system where every single IP comprises of four sets of decimal numbers between 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. However, an IPv6 address has eight groups of four hexadecimal numbers - which range from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The main reason for this transformation is the significantly smaller number of unique IPs that the current system supports and the speedy increase of units which are connected to the world wide web. A good example of an IPv6 address would be 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you'd like to forward a domain address to a web server which uses this sort of an address, you need to create an AAAA record for it, and not the widely used A record, which is an IPv4 address. The 2 records have the very same function, but different notations are used, to identify the two types of addresses.
AAAA Records in Shared Hosting
The cutting-edge Hepsia website hosting CP, bundled with our shared hosting, will allow you to create a new AAAA record effortlessly. When you are within the account and you visit the DNS Records section, you will discover all records that you have for any hosted domain name or a subdomain under it. All it takes to create the AAAA record is to click the New Record button, to select the domain/subdomain in question, pick AAAA and then simply type or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We have a step-by-step guide in case you have never created records for your domain names, but it is extremely unlikely that you will need it as Hepsia is much simpler to employ compared with other Control Panels available. Within an hour your new record shall be active and your domain will start resolving to the servers of the other company. There's also an option to change the TTL value, which shows how long this record will be functioning if you modify it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value the other service provider may require.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
Setting up a new AAAA record for a domain address or a subdomain hosted within a semi-dedicated server from our company includes a few really easy steps, that you will be able to find within the Help section of your Hepsia hosting Control Panel as well. You'll need to select the hostname for which the new record is going to be created from a drop-down menu where you will find your domains and subdomains. Setting up the new AAAA record is as basic as picking out the one that you need and entering the IPv6 address for it. This is done with no more than several mouse clicks, so you can quickly direct any hostname to a different provider by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they supply. It takes seconds for the new record to be working and only about an hour for it to propagate worldwide, so you'll be done in no time. The other company may also ask you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, which is different from the default one - 3600 seconds. This feature determines how long it will take for any new value you set for your record to take effect while the old value is still active.