AAAA is a domain name record, that is essentially the IPv6 address of the web server in which the domain is hosted. The IPv6 system was intended to replace the current IPv4 system where every single IP address is made up of four sets of decimal numbers ranging from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. In contrast, an IPv6 address has eight sets of 4 hexadecimal digits - which range from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The reason for this change is the significantly smaller range of unique IPs the existing system supports as well as the rapid increase of units that are connected to the Internet. An example of an IPv6 address would be 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you want to forward a domain address to a web server which uses such an address, you'll have to set up an AAAA record for it, not the widespread A record, that is an IPv4 address. Both records provide the same exact function, but different notations are used, to identify the two types of addresses.
AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting
If you are using a service with a third-party service provider and you have to set up an AAAA record to direct a domain name or a subdomain to their system, you'll be able to do that with only a couple of mouse clicks in the Hepsia Control Panel, supplied with all our cloud hosting solutions. As soon as you sign in, you have to navigate to the DNS Records section where you are going to find all of the records for any domain or subdomain hosted in the account. Setting up a new record is as simple as clicking on a button, selecting the type from a drop-down menu, that will be AAAA in this case, and then entering the value, or the actual IPv6 address, within a text box. As an added option you are able to change the TTL value (Time To Live), that defines how long the record is going to be functioning after you modify it or remove it in the future. The new AAAA record is going to be working in no more than an hour and will propagate around the world an hour or two later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start directing to the new web server.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Creating a new AAAA record for a domain address or a subdomain hosted within a semi-dedicated server from our company features only a couple of very simple steps, that you will be able to find inside the Help section of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel as well. You will have to choose the hostname for which the new record will be created from a drop-down menu where you will find all your domains and subdomains. Creating the new AAAA record is as simple as picking out the one that you need and entering the IPv6 address for it. This is done with no more than several mouse clicks, so you can effortlessly point any hostname to a different provider by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they provide. It's going to take just a few seconds for the new record to be functioning and only around an hour for it to propagate worldwide, so you'll be done in no time. The other provider could also require you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, which is different from the standard one - 3600 seconds. This feature shows how long it will take for any new value you set for your record to take effect as the old value is still active.