AAAA is a domain address record, which is basically the IPv6 address of the server in which the domain name is hosted. The IPv6 system was intended to replace the current IPv4 system in which each IP address comprises of 4 groups of decimal digits ranging from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. In contrast, an IPv6 address includes eight groups of 4 hexadecimal digits - which range from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The reason for this change is the tremendously smaller amount of unique IPs the existing system supports and the quick increase of devices that are connected to the Internet. An example of an IPv6 address would be 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you want to point a domain address to a web server which uses such an address, you will need to create an AAAA record for it, and not the widely used A record, that is an IPv4 address. The two records have the exact same function, but different notations are used, to separate the two types of addresses.
AAAA Records in Shared Hosting
If you are using a service through a third-party service provider and you need to set up an AAAA record to forward a domain name or a subdomain to their system, you are going to be able to do that with a few mouse clicks through the Hepsia Control Panel, included with all our shared hosting plans. As soon as you sign in, you need to go to the DNS Records section where you are going to find all the records for every domain or subdomain hosted within the account. Creating a new record is as simple as clicking on a button, picking out the type from a drop-down menu, that is to be AAAA in this case, and then typing the value, or the actual IPv6 address, within a text box. As an added option you can change the TTL value (Time To Live), which specifies how long the record is live after you modify it or remove it in the future. The new AAAA record will be working in no more than an hour and will propagate around the world two or three hours later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start forwarding to the new hosting server.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
As our innovative cloud web hosting platform supports AAAA records, you are going to be able to create one with no trouble for any domain address or subdomain that 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 point the domain/subdomain to right away. You are able to create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia website hosting CP where you will also find all the other records that were set up automatically or you have created manually before. The set up of the new AAAA record is as simple as picking out the needed domain name or subdomain and the AAAA type through simple drop-down menus, entering the IPv6 address inside a text box and saving the change. You are going to be able to change the record anytime if required. In case the other company demands a specific TTL value for the new record, you'll be able to change this setting as well. The Time To Live option outlines how long an existing record will continue working after you change it or delete it and the time is in seconds.