AAAA is a domain name record, that's basically 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 every IP address is comprised of 4 groups of decimal digits which range from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. In comparison, an IPv6 address has eight sets of four hexadecimal numbers - ranging from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The main reason for this transformation is the tremendously smaller range of unique IPs the current system supports as well as the rapid increase of gadgets that are connected to the Internet. An illustration of an IPv6 address is 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you want to point a domain name to a machine that uses this kind of an address, you need to set up an AAAA record for it, not the commonly used A record, that is an IPv4 address. The 2 records deliver the same exact function, but different notations are used, to distinguish the two sorts of addresses.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

If you wish to use a domain name or a subdomain that you have inside a cloud 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 clicks to do this by using our effective, though easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. As soon as you go to the DNS Records section and click the Create a New Record button, a compact pop-up will show up. This is the spot where you can set up any DNS record, so you only have to choose the needed domain or subdomain and the type of record from drop-down menus and input the IPv6 address, that is the actual record. If you happen to have no experience with such matters, you won't have any difficulties as Hepsia is quite 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 require it, you are also going to be able to edit the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, outlining how long it is going to remain active in the global DNS system after you modify it or remove it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you ought to set up an AAAA record for a domain address you have hosted in it or a subdomain you have created, it will take you just a few mouse clicks in the Hepsia CP to do that. Even though you may have never had a hosting account before, you'll not experience any difficulties since you will use a very simple and intuitive interface. All the DNS records for your domains will be listed in a section of the CP with the exact same name, so as soon as you go there, you'll see all records which have been created automatically or manually and you'll be able to create a new one by clicking on the corresponding button. A little pop-up will appear, so with only a few mouse clicks you can select the type of record you need and for which domain or subdomain it's going to be created. Then, just paste the IPv6 address inside a text box, save the modification and 1 hour later the new AAAA record is going to be 100% live. As an optional setting, you can choose the time this record will be functioning 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 modify from the default 3600 seconds if the other service provider needs it.