AAAA is a domain record, which is essentially the IPv6 address of the web server in which the domain is hosted. The IPv6 system was introduced to replace the present IPv4 system where each Internet protocol address comprises of 4 groups of decimal numbers ranging from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. However, an IPv6 address features eight groups of four hexadecimal digits - from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The reason for this transformation is the substantially smaller selection of unique IPs the existing system supports as well as the rapid increase of devices which are connected to the world wide web. An illustration of an IPv6 address would be 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you need to forward a domain address to a server which uses this kind of an address, you'll have to create an AAAA record for it, not the widespread A record, which is an IPv4 address. Both records provide the same exact function, but different notations are used, to differentiate the two types of addresses.
AAAA Records in Shared Web Hosting
The cutting-edge Hepsia website hosting CP, which comes with our shared web hosting, allows you to create a new AAAA record effortlessly. Once you are inside the account and you go to the DNS Records section, you will find all records that you have for every hosted domain or a subdomain under it. All it takes to set up the AAAA record is to click the New Record button, to choose the domain/subdomain in question, select AAAA after which simply type or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We have a step-by-step guide if you've never created records for your domain names, but it's extremely unlikely that you'll need it as Hepsia is much simpler to make use of than other Control Panels on the market. Within an hour your new record will be working and your domain address will start resolving to the servers of the other provider. There is also an option to modify the TTL value, which shows how long this record will be functioning if you change it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value which the other provider may require.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
In case you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you ought to set up an AAAA record for a domain address you have hosted in it or a subdomain you have set up, it'll take you only a few clicks inside the Hepsia CP to do that. Even though you may have never had a hosting account before, you won't experience any difficulties because you will use a very simple and user-friendly interface. All the DNS records for your domain addresses will be listed in a section of the CP with the exact same name, so once you go there, you will notice all records which have been created automatically or manually and you are going to be able to set up a new one by simply clicking on the corresponding button. A compact pop-up will appear, so with only a couple of clicks you can choose the type of record you require and for which domain name or subdomain it will be created. Afterwards, just paste the IPv6 address within a text box, save the modification and one hour later the new AAAA record will be 100% functioning. As an optional setting, you may choose how long this record shall be active after you change it or erase it in the future. That is the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can modify from the standard 3600 seconds in case the other company requires it.