AAAA is a domain name record, that is in essence the IPv6 address of the server in which the domain name is hosted. The IPv6 system was introduced to replace the current IPv4 system where each and every Internet protocol address is made up of 4 groups of decimal digits between 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. On the other hand, an IPv6 address has eight groups of four hexadecimal numbers - from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The reason behind this change is the substantially smaller selection of unique IPs which the existing system supports and the speedy increase of units that are connected to the world wide web. An example of an IPv6 address would be 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you'd like to direct a domain to a server that uses this type of an address, you need to set up an AAAA record for it, and not the widely used A record, which is an IPv4 address. The two records have the very same function, but different notations are used, in order to separate the two types of addresses.
AAAA Records in Shared Website Hosting
If you are using a service through a third-party service provider and you have to create an AAAA record to point a domain address or a subdomain to their system, you'll be able to do that with just a few clicks via the Hepsia CP, included with our shared website hosting packages. When you log in, you have to navigate to the DNS Records section in which you will find all the records for any domain address or subdomain hosted within the account. Setting up a new record is as basic as clicking on a button, picking out the type from a drop-down options menu, that is to be AAAA in this case, and then inputting the value, or the actual IPv6 address, inside a text box. As an additional option you can edit the TTL value (Time To Live), which specifies how long the record will be live after you change it or erase it in the future. The new AAAA record will be functioning in only an hour and will propagate around the world a couple of hours later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start redirecting to the new hosting server.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
Creating a new AAAA record for a domain name or a subdomain hosted within a semi-dedicated server from our company features a few really easy steps, which you will be able to find within the Help section of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel as well. You'll have to select the hostname for which the new record will be created from a drop-down menu in which you will find all your domain names and subdomains. Creating the new AAAA record is as easy as choosing the one that you need and entering the IPv6 address for it. This is done with no more than several clicks, so you can easily direct any hostname to a different provider by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they offer. It will take mere seconds for the new record to be live and only around 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 standard one - 3600 seconds. This feature outlines how long it will take for any new value you set for your record to take effect while the old value is still active.