AAAA is a domain name record, that's in essence the IPv6 address of the server where the domain is hosted. The IPv6 system was designed to replace the existing IPv4 system where each IP consists of 4 groups of decimal digits between 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. On the other hand, an IPv6 address has eight groups of 4 hexadecimal numbers - from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The main reason for this change is the considerably smaller number of unique IPs which the present system supports and also the fast increase of units that are connected to the world wide web. An example of an IPv6 address is 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you wish to forward a domain to a server that uses such an address, you will have to set up an AAAA record for it, not the widely used A record, which is an IPv4 address. The 2 records deliver the exact same function, yet different notations are used, so as to identify the two sorts of addresses.
AAAA Records in Shared Web Hosting
If you wish to use a domain address or a subdomain which you have within a shared web hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you have to set up an AAAA record for that, it won't take you more than just a few mouse clicks to do this through our amazing, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. Once you go to the DNS Records section and click on the Create a New Record button, a small pop-up will appear. This is the area where you could set up any DNS record, so you just have to pick 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 will not have any difficulties as Hepsia is quite intuitive and your new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, so that you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other provider. If they require it, you'll also be able to edit the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, determining how long it'll stay active in the global DNS system after you modify it or remove it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
In case you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you need to set up an AAAA record for a domain you have hosted in it or a subdomain you've created, it is going to take you only a few clicks within the Hepsia Control Panel to do that. Even if you have never had a web hosting account before, you'll not face any problems since you will use a very simple and user-friendly interface. All DNS records for your domain names will be listed in a section of the Control Panel with the same name, so as soon as you go there, you will see all records which have been created automatically or manually and you are going to be able to create a new one by simply clicking the corresponding button. A small pop-up shall appear, so with a few mouse clicks you can pick the type of record you need and for which domain or subdomain it will be set up. Next, simply paste the IPv6 address inside a text box, save the change and an hour later the new AAAA record is going to be fully live. As an optional setting, you may choose the time this record shall be working after you change it or remove it in the future. This is the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can change from the standard 3600 seconds in case the other company demands it.