AAAA is a domain name record, which is essentially the IPv6 address of the server in which the domain name is hosted. The IPv6 system was intended to replace the present IPv4 system where each and every Internet protocol address is comprised of 4 groups of decimal digits which range from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. In comparison, an IPv6 address includes 8 groups of 4 hexadecimal digits - which range from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The reason behind this modification is the substantially smaller number of unique IPs that the existing system supports and also the speedy increase of units that 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 need to point a domain to a server which uses this type of an address, you'll have to create an AAAA record for it, not the commonly used A record, which is an IPv4 address. The two records have the same exact function, but different notations are used, in order to identify the two types of addresses.
AAAA Records in Shared Hosting
The state-of-the-art Hepsia web hosting Control Panel, included with our shared hosting, will allow you to set up a new AAAA record effortlessly. When you're inside the account and you navigate to the DNS Records section, you'll find all records that you have for any hosted domain or a subdomain under it. All it takes to create the AAAA record is to click the New Record button, to choose the domain/subdomain in question, pick AAAA 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 domains, but it is less likely that you'll need it as Hepsia is much easier to make use of than other Control Panels available. Within an hour your new record shall be active and your domain name shall start resolving to the servers of the other provider. There is also an option to edit the TTL value, which shows how long this record will be active if you change it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value the other provider may require.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
Creating a new AAAA record is extremely easy using our user-friendly Hepsia hosting CP, so if you host a domain inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you want such a record either for it or for a subdomain that you have set up under it, you'll be able to create it within a few very simple steps and with no hassle. Hepsia features a section devoted to the DNS records of your domain addresses where you can find all current records or set up new ones with a few mouse clicks. All it takes to do this is to choose the domain/subdomain you need to edit, pick AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and enter the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address which the other service provider has given you. Within an hour after you save the change, the new record is going to propagate worldwide and your Internet domain will start forwarding to the third-party server. If they demand it, you could also edit the TTL value, which indicates the time this record shall be functioning with its current value before a new one kicks in if you make any adjustments in the future.