AAAA is a domain record, that's in essence the IPv6 address of the web server in which the domain is hosted. The IPv6 system was designed to replace the existing IPv4 system where each IP comprises of 4 sets of decimal numbers ranging from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. On the other hand, an IPv6 address has 8 sets of four hexadecimal digits - which range from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The main reason for this change is the substantially smaller amount of unique IPs the current system supports and also the speedy increase of units which are connected to the Internet. An illustration of an IPv6 address would be 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you want to forward a domain name to a web server which uses this sort of an address, you will have to set up an AAAA record for it, not the commonly used A record, that is an IPv4 address. The 2 records have the very same function, yet different notations are used, so as to distinguish the two types of addresses.
AAAA Records in Shared Hosting
If you wish to use a domain or a subdomain you have within a shared hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you have to create an AAAA record for that, it is not going to take you more than a few mouse clicks to do that using our amazing, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia CP. When you navigate to the DNS Records section and click the Create a New Record button, a little pop-up will appear. This is the place where you can create any DNS record, so you just have to choose the needed domain or subdomain and the type of record from drop-down options menu and enter the IPv6 address, which is the actual record. Just in case you have no experience with such matters, you will not have any troubles as Hepsia is extremely intuitive and the new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, so you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other company. Provided they demand it, you're also going to be able to modify the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, determining how long it's going to stay active in the global DNS system after you change it or remove it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
When you've got a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you ought to set up an AAAA record for a domain you have hosted in it or a subdomain you have set up, it will take you just a few clicks in the Hepsia Control Panel to accomplish this. Even though you may have never had a web hosting account before, you will not face any troubles since you will use a very simple and easy-to-use interface. All DNS records for your domains are going to be listed in a section of the CP with the same name, so as soon as you go there, you will notice all records which have been set up automatically or manually and you're going to be able to create a new one by simply clicking the corresponding button. A little pop-up shall appear, so with only a couple of mouse clicks you can pick the type of record you need and for which domain or subdomain it's going to be created. Then, simply paste the IPv6 address in a text box, save the change and one hour later the new AAAA record will be completely live. As an optional setting, you can choose the time this record shall be working after you edit it or delete it in the future. That is the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can change from the standard 3600 seconds if the other company demands it.