AAAA is a domain name record, which is in essence the IPv6 address of the web server where the domain name is hosted. The IPv6 system was intended to replace the current IPv4 system in which every Internet protocol address is comprised of 4 sets of decimal numbers ranging from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. On the other hand, an IPv6 address has eight groups of 4 hexadecimal numbers - from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The main reason for this transformation is the significantly smaller range of unique IPs which the current system supports as well as the rapid increase of devices that are connected to the world wide web. An illustration of an IPv6 address is 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you wish to direct a domain address to a web server which uses this type of an address, you need to set up an AAAA record for it, and not the widespread A record, which is an IPv4 address. Both records deliver the exact same function, but different notations are used, so as to identify the two sorts of addresses.

AAAA Records in Shared Web Hosting

The highly developed Hepsia website hosting CP, which comes with our shared web hosting, will allow you to create a new AAAA record with ease. When you are in the account and you visit the DNS Records section, you will discover all records you have for every hosted domain name or a subdomain under it. All it takes to create the AAAA record is to click the New Record button, to pick the domain/subdomain in question, choose AAAA then simply enter or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We have a step-by-step guide if you have never created records for your domain addresses, but it is unlikely that you will need it as Hepsia is much easier to use than other Control Panels available on the market. Within an hour your new record will be active and your domain address shall start resolving to the servers of the other service provider. There is also an option to change the TTL value, which outlines how long this record is going to be active if you edit it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value which the other provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Setting up a new AAAA record for a domain or a subdomain hosted inside a semi-dedicated server from our company features only a couple of very easy steps, that you will be able to find inside the Help section of your Hepsia website hosting CP as well. You will need to choose the hostname for which the new record will be created from a drop-down menu in which you will find all of your domain addresses and subdomains. Creating the new AAAA record is as simple as selecting the one that you need and inputting the IPv6 address for it. This is achieved with no more than a few clicks, so you can very easily forward any hostname to a different service provider by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they provide. It will take seconds for the new record to be working and just about an hour for it to propagate around the globe, so you'll be done in no time. The other company could also ask you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, that's 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.