AAAA Records

AAAA is a domain record, that is essentially the IPv6 address of the web server in which the domain is hosted. The IPv6 system was introduced to replace the current IPv4 system where every single Internet protocol address is made up of four sets of decimal digits between 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. However, an IPv6 address features eight sets of four hexadecimal digits - which range from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The reason behind this transformation is the considerably smaller selection of unique IPs that the current system supports and also the fast increase of gadgets which are connected to the Internet. An illustration of an IPv6 address is 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you need to forward a domain address to a machine that uses this type of an address, you will have to set up an AAAA record for it, not the commonly used A record, which is an IPv4 address. Both records have the same exact function, but different notations are used, to identify the two types of addresses.

: AAAA Records in Shared Web Hosting

If you want to use a domain or a subdomain that you have in a shared web hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you need to create an AAAA record for that, it is not going to take you more than only a few mouse clicks to do this by using our highly effective, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia CP. When you go to the DNS Records section and then click the Create a New Record button, a little pop-up will show up. This is the area where you could create any DNS record, so you simply have to select the needed domain address or subdomain and the type of record from drop-down menus and enter the IPv6 address, which is the actual record. Even if you have zero experience with such matters, you won't have any difficulties as Hepsia is extremely user-friendly and the new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, so that you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other provider. If they demand it, you will also be able to modify the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, defining how long it's going to remain active in the global DNS system after you change it or remove it.; AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Creating a new AAAA record for a domain name or a subdomain hosted within a semi-dedicated server from our company features only a few simple steps, which you'll be able to find in the Help section of your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel as well. You will need to choose the hostname for which the new record will be created from a drop-down menu in which you will find all of your domain addresses and subdomains. Setting up the new AAAA record is as basic as selecting the one that you need and entering the IPv6 address for it. This is accomplished with no more than a couple of mouse clicks, so you can very easily direct any hostname to a different provider by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they provide. It takes just a few seconds for the new record to be functioning and only around an hour for it to propagate globally, so you'll be done in no time. The other provider may also ask you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, which is different from the default one - 3600 seconds. This feature shows how long it will take for any new value that you set for your record to take effect as the old value is still active.