AAAA is a domain record, that is essentially the IPv6 address of the server where the domain is hosted. The IPv6 system was introduced to replace the existing IPv4 system in which every IP consists of four sets of decimal digits which range from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. In contrast, an IPv6 address has 8 groups of 4 hexadecimal numbers - ranging from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The reason for this modification is the significantly smaller number of unique IPs the present system supports and also the rapid increase of devices which 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 want to point a domain address to a server which uses this kind of an address, you have to create an AAAA record for it, and not the widely used A record, that is an IPv4 address. The two records have the same exact function, yet different notations are used, so as to differentiate the two forms of addresses.

AAAA Records in Web Hosting

If you'd like to use a domain or a subdomain that you have within a web hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you need to create an AAAA record for that, it will not take you more than just a few mouse clicks to do this through our effective, though easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. As soon as you go to the DNS Records section and then click the Create a New Record button, a compact pop-up will show up. This is the spot where you could create any DNS record, so you simply have to choose the needed domain address or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down menus and enter the IPv6 address, that’s the actual record. Even if you have no experience with such matters, you will not have any difficulties as Hepsia is incredibly intuitive and the new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, so that you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other company. Provided they require it, you're also going to be able to edit the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, outlining how long it is going to remain active in the global DNS system after you change it or erase it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Setting up a new AAAA record is incredibly easy with our user-friendly Hepsia hosting Control Panel, so if you host a domain address inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you require such a record either for it or for a subdomain that you have set up under it, you're going to be able to create it in a few very simple steps and with no hassle. Hepsia includes a section dedicated to the DNS records of your domain names in which you can find all existing records or create new ones with a couple of mouse clicks. All it takes to achieve that is to select the domain/subdomain that you would like to edit, pick AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and enter the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address that the other company has given you. Within an hour after you save the change, the newly created record will propagate worldwide and your domain name will start forwarding to the third-party web server. If they require it, you could also modify the TTL value, which reveals the time this record shall be working with its existing value before a new one kicks in if you make any adjustments in the future.