AAAA is a domain name record, that's essentially the IPv6 address of the web server in which the domain name is hosted. The IPv6 system was intended to replace the existing IPv4 system where every single IP address consists of four sets of decimal digits ranging from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. In comparison, an IPv6 address features 8 sets of 4 hexadecimal numbers - ranging from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The reason for this modification is the substantially smaller amount of unique IPs the existing system supports and also the fast increase of gadgets that are connected to the world wide web. A good 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 machine which uses this sort of an address, you will need to set up an AAAA record for it, and not the widespread A record, which is an IPv4 address. Both records deliver the exact same function, but different notations are used, to separate the two sorts of addresses.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

If you'd like to use a domain name or a subdomain you have in a cloud 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 using our amazing, though easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. When you go to the DNS Records section and click on the Create a New Record button, a little pop-up will appear. This is the spot where you could set up any DNS record, so you only have to choose the needed domain or subdomain and the type of record via drop-down options menu and type in the IPv6 address, that is the actual record. In case you have no experience with such matters, you won't 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. In case they demand it, you will also be able to change the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, outlining how long it's going to stay active in the global DNS system after you change it or delete it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

When you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you ought to create an AAAA record for a domain address you have hosted in it or a subdomain you've set up, it'll take you just a few mouse clicks in the Hepsia Control Panel to achieve that. Even though you may have never had a website hosting account before, you will not face any troubles since you will use a very simple and easy-to-use interface. All of the 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 set up automatically or manually and you're going to be able to set up a new one by clicking on the corresponding button. A small pop-up shall appear, so with just several mouse clicks you can pick the type of record you require and for which domain name or subdomain it's going to be set up. Afterwards, just paste the IPv6 address inside a text box, save the change and one hour later the new AAAA record will be 100% live. As an optional setting, you can select how long this record shall be operating after you change it or remove it in the future. This is actually 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 service provider demands it.