AAAA is a domain address record, that is essentially the IPv6 address of the server in which the domain name is hosted. The IPv6 system was intended to replace the current IPv4 system where each and every IP address consists of four sets of decimal digits ranging from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. However, an IPv6 address features eight groups of four hexadecimal numbers - ranging from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The main reason for this transformation is the considerably smaller amount of unique IPs which the present system supports and also the speedy increase of gadgets which are connected to the Internet. A good example of an IPv6 address would be 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you need to direct a domain to a web server which uses such an address, you will have to create an AAAA record for it, and not the widespread A record, that is an IPv4 address. Both records provide the very same function, but different notations are used, in order to identify the two types of addresses.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

If you'd like to use a domain or a subdomain that you have within a cloud hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you ought to set up an AAAA record for that, it will not take you more than just a few mouse clicks to do that via our amazing, though easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. Once you visit the DNS Records section and then click the Create a New Record button, a compact 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 name or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down options menu and type in the IPv6 address, that’s the actual record. If you happen to have no experience with such matters, you won't have any difficulties as Hepsia is incredibly user-friendly and the new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, so you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other provider. Provided they require it, you'll also be able to change the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, defining how long it will stay active in the global DNS system after you modify it or erase it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Setting up a new AAAA record is very easy with our user-friendly Hepsia hosting Control Panel, so if you host a domain name within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you need such a record either for it or for a subdomain which you have created under it, you're going to be able to create it within a few very simple steps and without any hassle. Hepsia features a section dedicated to the DNS records of your domain addresses in which you can find all existing records or create new ones with a few clicks. All it takes to accomplish this is to pick the domain/subdomain that you would like to modify, pick AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and input the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address that the other provider has given you. Within an hour after you save the change, the newly created record is going to propagate world-wide and your domain will start pointing to the third-party hosting server. If they require it, you could also edit the TTL value, which indicates the time this record is going to be operating with its existing value before a new one kicks in if you make any adjustments in the future.