AAAA is a domain record, that is essentially the IPv6 address of the web server where the domain is hosted. The IPv6 system was designed to replace the existing IPv4 system in which each IP address is comprised of four groups of decimal numbers which range from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. In contrast, an IPv6 address has eight groups of four hexadecimal numbers - ranging from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The main reason for this transformation is the substantially smaller amount of unique IPs which the present system supports and the speedy increase of devices which are connected to the Internet. An example of an IPv6 address would be 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you'd like to point a domain to a web server which uses this type of an address, you'll have to create an AAAA record for it, and not the widely used A record, that is an IPv4 address. The two records provide the exact same function, but different notations are used, so as to separate the two sorts of addresses.

AAAA Records in Cloud Website Hosting

If you'd like to use a domain address or a subdomain which you have inside a cloud website hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you need to set up an AAAA record for that, it won't take you more than a few clicks to do that using our highly effective, though easy-to-use Hepsia CP. As soon as you navigate to the DNS Records section and then click the Create a New Record button, a little pop-up will show up. This is the place in which you can set up any DNS record, so you simply have to pick the needed domain address or subdomain and the type of record from drop-down navigation and enter the IPv6 address, that’s the actual record. Just in case you have no experience with such matters, you won't have any problems as Hepsia is incredibly intuitive and your new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using your domain/subdomain with the other provider. Provided they require it, you'll also be able to edit 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 modify it or erase it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Setting up a new AAAA record is incredibly easy using our user-friendly Hepsia hosting Control Panel, so if you host a domain name in a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you require such a record either for it or for a subdomain that you've created under it, you are going to be able to create it in a few very simple steps and without any hassle. Hepsia includes a section devoted to the DNS records of your domain names where you can find all current records or set up new ones with a couple of clicks. All it takes to accomplish this is to pick the domain/subdomain you want to modify, choose AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and input the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address which the other provider has given you. Within an hour after you save the modification, the new record is going to propagate worldwide and your domain address will start directing to the third-party hosting server. If they require it, you can also change the TTL value, which indicates the time this record will be working with its existing value before a new one kicks in if you make any adjustments in the future.