AAAA is a domain name record, which is essentially the IPv6 address of the web server in which the domain is hosted. The IPv6 system was designed to replace the existing IPv4 system in which each and every Internet protocol address is made up of 4 sets of decimal digits which range from 1 to 255 e.g. However, an IPv6 address features 8 sets of 4 hexadecimal digits - which range from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The cause of this transformation is the tremendously smaller amount of unique IPs that the current system supports and also the rapid increase of devices which are connected to the Internet. An illustration of an IPv6 address is 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you want to direct a domain address to a machine which uses such an address, you'll have to create an AAAA record for it, not the commonly used A record, that is an IPv4 address. The 2 records deliver the same exact function, but different notations are used, in order to differentiate the two forms of addresses.

AAAA Records in Shared Hosting

If you wish to use a domain name or a subdomain which you have within a shared hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you ought to create an AAAA record for that, it won't take you more than a few mouse clicks to do that using our highly effective, though easy-to-use Hepsia CP. When you navigate to the DNS Records section and click the Create a New Record button, a compact pop-up will show up. This is the place where you can create any DNS record, so you only have to select the needed domain name or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down menus and type in the IPv6 address, which is the actual record. If you happen to have zero experience with such matters, you'll not have any issues as Hepsia is incredibly intuitive and your new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, so you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other company. If they demand it, you will also be able to change the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, determining how long it's going to stay active in the global DNS system after you edit it or delete it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

As our cutting-edge cloud web hosting platform supports AAAA records, you're going to be able to create one without difficulty for every domain name or subdomain that you host within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record will propagate within the hour, so you can start using the services of any other service provider you direct the domain/subdomain to right away. You are able to create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia hosting Control Panel in which you will also find all of the other records that were created automatically or you have created manually before. The set up of the new AAAA record is as basic as selecting the needed domain or subdomain and the AAAA type through simple drop-down menus, entering the IPv6 address in a text box and saving the modification. You're going to be able to edit the record anytime if needed. If the other service provider requires a specific TTL value for the new record, you'll be able to change this setting too. The Time To Live option specifies how long an existing record will keep functioning after you modify it or erase it and the time is in seconds.