AAAA is a domain address record, which is in essence the IPv6 address of the server where the domain is hosted. The IPv6 system was designed to replace the existing IPv4 system in which every single IP address is comprised of 4 sets of decimal digits which range from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. In contrast, an IPv6 address has eight groups of four hexadecimal digits - ranging from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The reason behind this transformation is the considerably smaller selection of unique IPs that the current system supports as well as the quick increase of products that are connected to the Internet. An example of an IPv6 address is 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you want to direct a domain address to a web server which uses this type of an address, you'll have to set up an AAAA record for it, and not the widespread A record, which is an IPv4 address. The 2 records deliver the very same function, but different notations are used, to distinguish the two forms of addresses.
AAAA Records in Website Hosting
If you want to use a domain name or a subdomain that you have in a website hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you ought to create an AAAA record for that, it won't take you more than a few clicks to do that by using our amazing, though easy-to-use Hepsia CP. Once you visit the DNS Records section and click on the Create a New Record button, a little pop-up will show up. This is the spot where you can create any DNS record, so you simply have to choose the needed domain address or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down navigation and type in the IPv6 address, that is the actual record. Just in case you have zero experience with such matters, you will not have any troubles as Hepsia is very user-friendly and your new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, so that you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other provider. If they require it, you're also going to be able to edit the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, determining how long it'll remain active in the global DNS system after you modify it or remove it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
As our state-of-the-art cloud web hosting platform supports AAAA records, you're going to be able to create one easily for any internet domain or subdomain you host inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record is going to propagate within the hour, so you can start using the services of any other company you point the domain/subdomain to in no time. You could create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia hosting CP in which you will also find all the other records that were created automatically or you have created manually before. The creation of the new AAAA record is as easy as picking the needed domain or subdomain and the AAAA type through simple drop-down menus, entering the IPv6 address inside a text box and saving the change. You are going to be able to modify the record at any time if required. If the other provider requires a particular TTL value for the new record, you'll be able to modify this setting also. The Time To Live option defines how long an existing record will keep operating after you modify it or remove it and the time is in seconds.