AAAA is a domain name record, which is basically the IPv6 address of the server where the domain name is hosted. The IPv6 system was designed to replace the current IPv4 system in which each IP is comprised of four groups of decimal digits ranging from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. In comparison, an IPv6 address has 8 groups of four hexadecimal numbers - ranging from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The cause of this change is the tremendously smaller number of unique IPs the existing system supports as well as the rapid increase of units which are connected to the world wide web. An example of an IPv6 address would be 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you want to direct a domain to a server that uses such an address, you have to set up an AAAA record for it, and not the widespread A record, that is an IPv4 address. Both records have the same exact function, yet different notations are used, in order to identify the two forms of addresses.
AAAA Records in Hosting
The highly developed Hepsia hosting CP, which comes with our hosting, will enable you to set up a new AAAA record easily. When you are in the account and you visit the DNS Records section, you will discover 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 on the New Record button, to choose the domain/subdomain in question, choose AAAA then simply enter or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We also have a step-by-step guide if you have never created records for your domains, but it's less likely that you will need it as Hepsia is much easier to work with compared with other Control Panels available on the market. Within an hour your new record shall be active and your domain address shall start resolving to the servers of the other provider. Additionally, there is an option to edit the TTL value, which determines how long this record will be working if you update it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value which the other provider may require.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Creating a new AAAA record is incredibly easy with our user-friendly Hepsia hosting Control Panel, so if you host a domain name in a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you need such a record either for it or for a subdomain that you've created under it, you'll be able to create it in just a few rather simple steps and without any hassle. Hepsia includes a section dedicated to the DNS records of your domain names in which you can find all existing records or create new ones with several clicks. All it takes to accomplish this is to pick the domain/subdomain that you'd like to change, pick AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and enter the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address which the other provider has given you. Within an hour after you save the change, the new record is going to propagate worldwide and your domain name will start forwarding to the third-party server. If they demand it, you can also change the TTL value, which indicates the time this record is going to be functioning with its existing value before a new one kicks in if you make any changes in the future.