AAAA is a domain address record, that is basically the IPv6 address of the server in which the domain name is hosted. The IPv6 system was introduced to replace the existing IPv4 system in which every single IP is comprised of four groups of decimal numbers between 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. In comparison, an IPv6 address includes 8 sets of 4 hexadecimal digits - ranging from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The reason behind this change is the significantly smaller amount of unique IPs which the current system supports and also the speedy increase of units that are connected to the Internet. An example of an IPv6 address is 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you wish to point a domain address to a server which uses such an address, you need to set up an AAAA record for it, and not the commonly used A record, which is an IPv4 address. The 2 records have the same exact function, but different notations are used, to separate the two types of addresses.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

If you want to use a domain name or a subdomain that you have in a cloud hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you ought to create an AAAA record for that, it is not going to take you more than just a few mouse clicks to do this using our highly effective, though easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. Once you navigate to the DNS Records section and click the Create a New Record button, a compact pop-up will appear. This is the place where you can create any DNS record, so you only have to select the needed domain name or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down options menu and enter the IPv6 address, that’s the actual record. If you happen to have no experience with such matters, you will not have any troubles 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. In case they demand it, you're also going to be able to edit the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, defining how long it is going to stay active in the global DNS system after you modify it or delete it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

In case you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you ought to set up an AAAA record for a domain name you have hosted in it or a subdomain you have set up, it will take you only a few clicks within the Hepsia Control Panel to accomplish this. Even if you have never had a web hosting account before, you won't experience any difficulties as you will use a very simple and easy-to-use interface. All the DNS records for your domain addresses will be listed in a section of the CP with the exact same name, so once you go there, you'll see all records that have been set up automatically or manually and you are going to be able to set up a new one by clicking on the corresponding button. A little pop-up will appear, so with just several mouse clicks you can select the type of record you require and for which domain or subdomain it's going to be set up. Then, just paste the IPv6 address within a text box, save the modification and an hour later the new AAAA record will be 100% functioning. As an optional setting, you can pick the time this record shall be active after you change it or erase it in the future. That is the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can change from the default 3600 seconds when the other company requires it.