AAAA is a domain record, which is essentially the IPv6 address of the server where the domain name is hosted. The IPv6 system was designed to replace the existing IPv4 system where every single Internet protocol address comprises of four sets of decimal digits ranging from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. On the other hand, an IPv6 address has eight groups of four hexadecimal numbers - which range from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The reason behind this transformation is the substantially smaller selection of unique IPs which the existing system supports and the rapid increase of units which 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 forward a domain name to a server which uses this kind of an address, you'll have to set up an AAAA record for it, not the commonly used A record, which is an IPv4 address. The two records provide the exact same function, but different notations are used, in order to identify the two types of addresses.

AAAA Records in Shared Website Hosting

The cutting-edge Hepsia hosting Control Panel, bundled with our shared website hosting, allows you to create a new AAAA record effortlessly. When you are inside the account and you visit the DNS Records section, you'll find all records 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, select AAAA after which simply input or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We've got a step-by-step guide if you have never created records for your domain addresses, but it is less likely that you will need it as Hepsia is much simpler to make use of compared with other Control Panels available on the market. Within an hour your new record is going to be live and your domain will start resolving to the servers of the other company. There is also an option to modify the TTL value, which shows how long this record will be working if you modify it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value that the other company may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

When you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you need to create an AAAA record for a domain name you have hosted in it or a subdomain you have set up, it will take you just a few mouse clicks in the Hepsia Control Panel to achieve that. In case you have never had a website hosting account before, you won't encounter any difficulties because you will use a very simple and user-friendly interface. All DNS records for your domain names will be listed in a section of the Control Panel with the exact same name, so as soon as you go there, you'll see all records that have been set up automatically or manually and you will be able to create a new one by simply clicking on the corresponding button. A little pop-up shall appear, so with a couple of clicks you can pick the type of record that you need and for which domain or subdomain it's going to be set up. Then, just paste the IPv6 address within a text box, save the modification and one hour later the new AAAA record will be completely active. As an optional setting, you can pick the length of time this record will be operating after you change it or delete it in the future. This is the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can change from the default 3600 seconds in case the other company demands it.