AAAA is a domain address record, that is basically the IPv6 address of the web server where the domain name is hosted. The IPv6 system was designed to replace the current IPv4 system in which every single IP is comprised of 4 groups of decimal numbers between 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. However, an IPv6 address features eight groups of four hexadecimal numbers - which range 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 quick increase of units that are connected to the Internet. An illustration of an IPv6 address would be 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you want to direct a domain name to a server which uses this type of an address, you have to set up an AAAA record for it, not the widely used A record, which is an IPv4 address. Both records deliver the same exact function, but different notations are used, in order to identify the two types of addresses.

AAAA Records in Shared Website Hosting

If you'd like to use a domain name or a subdomain which you have in a shared website hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you ought to set up an AAAA record for that, it won't take you more than a few clicks to do this via our effective, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia CP. Once you navigate to the DNS Records section and click the Create a New Record button, a small pop-up will show up. This is the spot in which you can set up any DNS record, so you only have to select the needed domain name or subdomain and the type of record via drop-down menus and type in the IPv6 address, which is the actual record. In case you have no experience with such matters, you will not have any issues as Hepsia is incredibly user-friendly and the new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using your domain/subdomain with the other service provider. Provided they require it, you will also be able to modify 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 edit it or remove it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Setting up a new AAAA record is incredibly easy using our user-friendly Hepsia hosting Control Panel, so if you host a domain in a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you want such a record either for it or for a subdomain that you have created under it, you are going to be able to create it in a few very simple steps and with no hassle. Hepsia has a section devoted to the DNS records of your domains in which you can find all current records or create new ones with a couple of clicks. All it takes to achieve that is to choose the domain/subdomain you need to modify, pick AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and enter the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address the other provider has given you. Within an hour after you save the change, the newly created record is going to propagate worldwide and your domain will start pointing to the third-party hosting server. If they need it, you can also modify the TTL value, which indicates the time this record shall be functioning with its present value before a new one takes over if you make any adjustments in the future.