AAAA is a domain address record, which is essentially the IPv6 address of the server where the domain is hosted. The IPv6 system was designed to replace the current IPv4 system where every single IP consists of four sets of decimal numbers between 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. On the other hand, an IPv6 address has eight groups of four hexadecimal numbers - from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The main reason for this change is the considerably smaller number of unique IPs the current system supports and also the fast increase of units which are connected to the Internet. An example of an IPv6 address is 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you need to forward a domain to a server which uses such an address, you will need to set up an AAAA record for it, and not the commonly used A record, that is an IPv4 address. Both records have the same exact function, but different notations are used, in order to distinguish the two forms of addresses.

AAAA Records in Shared Hosting

If you are using a service with a third-party company and you have to set up an AAAA record to forward a domain or a subdomain to their system, you'll be able to do that with a couple of clicks through the Hepsia Control Panel, provided with our shared hosting packages. After you log in, you will need to go to the DNS Records section where you are going to find all records for every domain or subdomain hosted within the account. Setting up a new record is as basic as clicking on a button, choosing the type from a drop-down options menu, that is to be AAAA in this case, and then typing the value, or the actual IPv6 address, within a text box. As an additional option you can modify the TTL value (Time To Live), which outlines how long the record will be active after you modify it or delete it in the future. The new AAAA record is going to be functioning in only an hour and will propagate around the world a couple of hours later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start forwarding to the new web server.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

When you've got a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you ought to set up an AAAA record for a domain you have hosted in it or a subdomain you've set up, it'll take you only a few clicks inside the Hepsia Control Panel to accomplish this. Even when you have never had a hosting account before, you won't encounter any issues because you will use a very simple and intuitive interface. All the DNS records for your domain addresses are going to be listed in a section of the CP with the same name, so when you go there, you will see all records which have been created automatically or manually and you are going to be able to set up a new one by clicking on the corresponding button. A small pop-up will appear, so with just a few mouse clicks you can choose the type of record that you need and for which domain or subdomain it will be set up. Then, simply paste the IPv6 address within a text box, save the change and an hour later the new AAAA record will be fully live. As an optional setting, you can choose the length of time this record is going to be operating after you edit it or remove it in the future. This is the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can modify from the default 3600 seconds in case the other service provider demands it.