AAAA is a domain address record, that's essentially the IPv6 address of the web server where the domain name is hosted. The IPv6 system was intended to replace the present IPv4 system where every single IP consists of four groups of decimal numbers ranging from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. On the other hand, an IPv6 address includes eight groups of 4 hexadecimal digits - ranging from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The reason for this modification is the tremendously smaller amount of unique IPs the current system supports as well as the quick increase of products that are connected to the Internet. An illustration of an IPv6 address would be 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you'd like to direct a domain to a web server that uses this sort of an address, you will have to create an AAAA record for it, not the widespread A record, that is an IPv4 address. The 2 records have the exact same function, yet different notations are used, in order to separate the two sorts of addresses.

AAAA Records in Web Hosting

The cutting-edge Hepsia web hosting CP, bundled with our web hosting, will enable you to set up a new AAAA record with ease. Once you are in the account and you visit the DNS Records section, you will discover all records that you have for any hosted domain name or a subdomain under it. All it takes to set up the AAAA record is to click the New Record button, to select the domain/subdomain in question, select AAAA and then simply input or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We've got a step-by-step guide if you've never created records for your domains, but it's not likely that you will need it as Hepsia is much easier to make use of in comparison with other Control Panels available on the market. Within an hour your new record shall be functioning and your domain address shall start resolving to the servers of the other provider. There is also an option to modify the TTL value, which shows how long this record is going to be working if you modify it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value which the other provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Creating a new AAAA record for a domain address or a subdomain hosted in a semi-dedicated server from our company involves only a few very simple steps, which you will be able to find inside the Help section of your Hepsia website hosting CP as well. You'll have to choose the hostname for which the new record will be created from a drop-down menu where you will find your domain addresses and subdomains. Setting up the new AAAA record is as easy as selecting the one that you need and inputting the IPv6 address for it. This is accomplished with no more than a few mouse clicks, so you can easily direct any hostname to a different provider by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they provide. It will take seconds for the new record to be functioning and only about an hour for it to propagate globally, so you will be done in no time. The other company could also request you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, that's different from the standard one - 3600 seconds. This feature determines how long it will take for any new value that you set for your record to take effect as the old value is still active.