AAAA is a domain address record, that's essentially the IPv6 address of the server where the domain is hosted. The IPv6 system was introduced to replace the present IPv4 system where every Internet protocol address consists of 4 groups of decimal numbers which range from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. In contrast, an IPv6 address includes eight groups of four hexadecimal numbers - which range from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The main reason for this change is the considerably smaller amount of unique IPs that the existing system supports and also the quick increase of units which are connected to the world wide web. An illustration of an IPv6 address would be 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you wish to forward a domain name to a server that uses this type of an address, you have to set up an AAAA record for it, and not the widespread A record, which is an IPv4 address. Both records provide the same exact function, but different notations are used, to identify the two forms of addresses.
AAAA Records in Shared Hosting
If you use a service through a third-party provider and you have to set up an AAAA record to point a domain or a subdomain to their system, you will be able to do that with a couple of clicks through the Hepsia CP, supplied with our shared hosting plans. After you sign in, you will need to proceed to the DNS Records section in which you will find all of the records for any domain name or subdomain hosted in the account. Creating a new record is as basic as clicking on a button, selecting the type from a drop-down menu, that will be AAAA in this case, and then inserting the value, or the actual IPv6 address, inside a text box. As an extra option you can edit the TTL value (Time To Live), that determines how long the record is live after you modify it or remove it in the future. The new AAAA record will be operating in just an hour and will propagate around the world an hour or two later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start redirecting to the new server.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
If you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you ought to create an AAAA record for a domain name you have hosted in it or a subdomain you've created, it will take you just a few clicks within the Hepsia Control Panel to do that. Even if you have never had a hosting account before, you won't encounter any issues as you will use a very simple and easy-to-use interface. All DNS records for your domain addresses will be listed in a section of the CP with the exact same name, so when you go there, you'll see all records that have been set up automatically or manually and you will be able to create a new one by simply clicking on the corresponding button. A little pop-up shall appear, so with only several mouse clicks you can choose the type of record you require and for which domain or subdomain it'll be set up. After that, simply paste the IPv6 address inside a text box, save the modification and one hour later the new AAAA record is going to be 100% functioning. As an optional setting, you can pick how long this record will be working after you modify it or erase it in the future. This is actually the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can modify from the standard 3600 seconds when the other provider needs it.