AAAA is a domain name record, that's 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 every IP address is comprised of four sets of decimal digits which range from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. On the other hand, an IPv6 address features 8 groups of 4 hexadecimal numbers - ranging from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The main reason for this modification is the significantly smaller range of unique IPs the current system supports and the rapid increase of gadgets that are connected to the Internet. An example of an IPv6 address would be 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you need to direct a domain address to a web server which uses such an address, you need to create an AAAA record for it, and not the widespread A record, that is an IPv4 address. Both records provide the exact same function, yet different notations are used, to separate the two forms of addresses.

AAAA Records in Cloud Website Hosting

If you'd like to use a domain name or a subdomain which you have in a cloud website 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 a few mouse clicks to do this through our powerful, though easy-to-use Hepsia CP. Once you navigate to 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 simply have to choose the needed domain name or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down menus and type in 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, to enable you to start using your domain/subdomain with the other company. Provided they require it, you're also going to be able to edit the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, defining how long it's going to remain active in the global DNS system after you edit it or remove it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

When you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you ought to create 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 in the Hepsia Control Panel to accomplish this. Even if you have never had a web hosting account before, you'll not face any troubles because you will use a very simple and easy-to-use interface. All the DNS records for your domain addresses are going to be listed in a section of the Control Panel with the same name, so when you go there, you will see all records that have been created automatically or manually and you are going to be able to set up a new one by simply clicking on the corresponding button. A compact pop-up shall appear, so with several mouse clicks you can choose the type of record that you need and for which Internet domain or subdomain it will be set up. Then, simply paste the IPv6 address inside a text box, save the modification and 1 hour later the new AAAA record will be 100% active. As an optional setting, you can select how long this record is going to be operating 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 change from the default 3600 seconds when the other company requires it.