AAAA is a domain record, that is essentially the IPv6 address of the server in which the domain name is hosted. The IPv6 system was intended to replace the current IPv4 system in which each IP address consists of four sets of decimal digits which range from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. In contrast, an IPv6 address includes 8 sets of 4 hexadecimal numbers - from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The cause of this transformation is the significantly smaller number of unique IPs which the present system supports and also the fast increase of units that 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'd like to point a domain name to a machine that uses such an address, you will need to set up an AAAA record for it, and not the commonly used A record, which is an IPv4 address. The 2 records have the same exact function, but different notations are used, to distinguish the two sorts of addresses.
AAAA Records in Hosting
If you want to use a domain or a subdomain which you have in a hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you need to set up an AAAA record for that, it will not take you more than just a few mouse clicks to do that using our effective, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. As soon as you go to the DNS Records section and click on the Create a New Record button, a little pop-up will show up. This is the place where you could set up any DNS record, so you only have to select the needed domain address or subdomain and the type of record from drop-down navigation and enter the IPv6 address, that’s the actual record. Just in case you have zero experience with such matters, you won't have any troubles as Hepsia is extremely user-friendly and your new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using your domain/subdomain with the other company. Provided they demand it, you are also going to be able to edit the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, outlining how long it will remain active in the global DNS system after you change it or remove it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Creating a new AAAA record for a domain address or a subdomain hosted within a semi-dedicated server from our company involves only a few simple steps, which you'll 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 is going to be created from a drop-down menu where you will find all your domain addresses and subdomains. Creating the new AAAA record is as simple as choosing the one that you need and inputting the IPv6 address for it. This is done with no more than a few clicks, so you can effortlessly direct any hostname to a different provider by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they provide. It takes just a few seconds for the new record to be working and only around an hour for it to propagate around the globe, so you will be done in no time. The other company may also require you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, that's different from the standard one - 3600 seconds. This feature reveals how long it will take for any new value that you set for your record to take effect while the old value is still active.