AAAA is a domain name record, that is basically the IPv6 address of the web server in which the domain is hosted. The IPv6 system was intended to replace the present IPv4 system where each IP address is comprised of four groups of decimal digits ranging from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. However, an IPv6 address includes eight groups of four hexadecimal digits - which range from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The reason for this transformation is the significantly smaller range of unique IPs the present system supports and the quick increase of gadgets which are connected to the Internet. 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 server which uses this sort of an address, you have to set up an AAAA record for it, not the commonly used A record, which is an IPv4 address. The two records deliver the very same function, but different notations are used, so as to differentiate the two sorts of addresses.
AAAA Records in Website Hosting
If you are using a service through a third-party company and you need to set up an AAAA record to direct a domain name or a subdomain to their system, you'll be able to do that with a couple of mouse clicks in the Hepsia CP, included with all our website hosting plans. As soon as you sign in, you need to go to the DNS Records section where you are going to find all of the records for every domain address or subdomain hosted within the account. Setting up a new record is as simple as clicking on a button, choosing the type from a drop-down menu, which will be AAAA in this case, and then inputting the value, or the actual IPv6 address, in a text box. As an extra option you are able to modify the TTL value (Time To Live), which defines how long the record is active after you edit it or erase it in the future. The new AAAA record will be operating in just an hour and will propagate globally two or three hours later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start redirecting to the new server.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
Creating a new AAAA record is extremely easy using our user-friendly Hepsia hosting CP, so if you host a domain address in a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you want such a record either for it or for a subdomain that you've set up under it, you'll be able to create it within a few very simple steps and with no hassle. Hepsia has a section devoted to the DNS records of your domains where you can find all current records or set up new ones with a few mouse clicks. All it takes to do that is to pick the domain/subdomain you need to change, select AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and input the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address which the other service provider has given you. Within an hour after you save the change, the newly created record is going to propagate worldwide and your domain name will start directing to the third-party web server. If they demand it, you could also modify the TTL value, which indicates the time this record will be active with its existing value before a new one kicks in if you make any adjustments in the future.