AAAA is a domain name record, that is essentially the IPv6 address of the server where the domain is hosted. The IPv6 system was introduced to replace the current IPv4 system where every single IP consists of four groups of decimal numbers which range from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. On the other hand, an IPv6 address has eight groups of 4 hexadecimal digits - ranging from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The reason for this modification is the considerably smaller amount of unique IPs the existing system supports and also the fast increase of devices that are connected to the world wide web. An example of an IPv6 address is 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you want to direct a domain to a server that uses this type of an address, you will have to set up an AAAA record for it, not the widely used A record, which is an IPv4 address. The 2 records deliver the same exact function, but different notations are used, to separate the two sorts of addresses.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

If you are using a service through a third-party provider and you need to create an AAAA record to point a domain address or a subdomain to their system, you will be able to do that with just a couple of clicks through the Hepsia CP, provided with our cloud hosting solutions. When you log in, you have to navigate to the DNS Records section in which you are going to find all of the records for every domain name or subdomain hosted in the account. Creating a new record is as easy as clicking on a button, picking out the type from a drop-down options menu, that is to be AAAA in this case, and then entering the value, or the actual IPv6 address, in a text box. As an additional option you can change the TTL value (Time To Live), that determines how long the record will be active after you edit it or remove it in the future. The new AAAA record will be functioning in only an hour and will propagate worldwide a few hours later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start pointing to the new web server.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

When 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've created, it is going to take you just a few clicks in the Hepsia CP to accomplish this. Even when you have never had a hosting account before, you won't experience any difficulties as you will use a very simple and user-friendly interface. All of the DNS records for your domain names will be listed in a section of the Control Panel with the exact same name, so as soon as you go there, you will notice all records that have been set up automatically or manually and you will be able to set up a new one by simply clicking on the corresponding button. A little pop-up will appear, so with a few mouse clicks you can choose the type of record you need and for which domain or subdomain it's going to be set up. After that, just paste the IPv6 address inside a text box, save the modification and an hour later the new AAAA record will be completely active. As an optional setting, you may choose the length of time this record shall be operating after you modify it or delete it in the future. That is the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can modify from the standard 3600 seconds if the other service provider requires it.