AAAA is a domain address record, that is in essence the IPv6 address of the server in which the domain is hosted. The IPv6 system was introduced to replace the present IPv4 system in which each IP address comprises of four groups of decimal digits ranging from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. On the other hand, an IPv6 address features 8 groups of 4 hexadecimal numbers - from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The reason behind this modification is the substantially smaller number of unique IPs that the present system supports as well as the quick increase of gadgets that are connected to the world wide web. A good example of an IPv6 address would be 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you wish to direct a domain name to a server which uses this sort of an address, you'll have to set up an AAAA record for it, not the widely used A record, that is an IPv4 address. The two records provide the very same function, yet different notations are used, so as to identify the two types of addresses.
AAAA Records in Cloud Web Hosting
The highly developed Hepsia website hosting Control Panel, which comes with our cloud web hosting, will permit you to set up a new AAAA record effortlessly. When you are in the account and you navigate to the DNS Records section, you will find all records you have for every 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 also have a step-by-step guide if you have never created records for your domain addresses, but it's unlikely that you will need it as Hepsia is much simpler to use in comparison with other Control Panels available on the market. Within an hour your new record will be working and your domain shall start resolving to the servers of the other company. Additionally, there is an option to edit the TTL value, which shows how long this record will be working if you edit it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value that the other company may require.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
As our innovative cloud web hosting platform supports AAAA records, you're going to be able to create one without difficulty for every domain or subdomain you host inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record is going to propagate within the hour, so you can start using the services of any other provider you forward the domain/subdomain to right away. You could create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia website 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 creation of the new AAAA record is as simple as picking out the needed domain or subdomain and the AAAA type through simple drop-down menus, inputting the IPv6 address within a text box and saving the modification. You're going to be able to change the record anytime if required. Assuming the other provider requires a certain TTL value for the new record, you will be able to modify this setting too. The Time To Live option specifies how long an existing record will keep operating after you modify it or remove it and the time is in seconds.