AAAA is a domain record, which is in essence the IPv6 address of the web server in which the domain is hosted. The IPv6 system was introduced to replace the current IPv4 system where each IP is made up of 4 sets of decimal numbers ranging from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. In contrast, an IPv6 address has 8 groups of four hexadecimal numbers - from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The cause of this transformation is the significantly smaller range of unique IPs that the current system supports and also the fast increase of units which are connected to the Internet. An illustration of an IPv6 address is 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you need to point a domain address to a server that uses this type of an address, you'll have to set up an AAAA record for it, not the widespread A record, which is an IPv4 address. Both records deliver the very same function, yet different notations are used, so as to differentiate the two types of addresses.

AAAA Records in Web Hosting

The highly developed Hepsia web hosting Control Panel, bundled with our web hosting, will enable you to create a new AAAA record without difficulty. Once you are in the account and you visit the DNS Records section, you'll find all records you have for any hosted domain name 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 and then simply input or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We have a step-by-step guide in case you have never created records for your domain addresses, but it is unlikely that you'll need it as Hepsia is much easier to make use of than compared with other Control Panels on the market. Within an hour your new record shall be active and your domain name shall start resolving to the servers of the other service provider. Additionally, there is an option to edit the TTL value, which shows how long this record is going to be working if you modify it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value which the other company may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

When you've got a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you need to create an AAAA record for a domain address you have hosted in it or a subdomain you've created, it is going to take you only a few mouse clicks within the Hepsia Control Panel to accomplish this. In case you have never had a hosting account before, you will not encounter any troubles as you will use a very simple and easy-to-use interface. All the DNS records for your domain names are going to be listed in a section of the Control Panel with the exact same name, so as soon as you go there, you will see all records which have been created automatically or manually and you're going to be able to create a new one by clicking on the corresponding button. A compact pop-up shall appear, so with just a few mouse clicks you can choose the type of record that you need and for which Internet domain or subdomain it's going to be set up. Afterwards, just paste the IPv6 address within a text box, save the change and one hour later the new AAAA record is going to be completely active. As an optional setting, you may choose how long this record is going to be functioning after you edit it or delete it in the future. That is the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can change from the standard 3600 seconds if the other company requires it.