AAAA is a domain record, that's in essence the IPv6 address of the server in which the domain is hosted. The IPv6 system was introduced to replace the current IPv4 system in which every single IP is made up of 4 groups of decimal digits between 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. On the other hand, an IPv6 address features 8 sets of four hexadecimal numbers - from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The cause of this transformation is the significantly smaller number of unique IPs the current system supports and also the speedy increase of gadgets which are connected to the Internet. A good example of an IPv6 address would be 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you want to direct a domain address to a web server that uses this type of an address, you will have to create an AAAA record for it, not the widespread A record, that is an IPv4 address. The 2 records provide the same exact function, yet different notations are used, in order to differentiate the two sorts of addresses.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

If you are using a service through a third-party service provider and you've got to create an AAAA record to point a domain name or a subdomain to their system, you're going to be able to do that with only a couple of clicks via the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with our cloud hosting plans. As soon as you log in, you have to proceed to the DNS Records section in which you are going to find all the records for every domain name or subdomain hosted inside the account. Creating a new record is as simple as clicking on a button, choosing the type from a drop-down options menu, that is to be AAAA in this case, and then inserting the value, or the actual IPv6 address, in a text box. As an extra option you can change the TTL value (Time To Live), that specifies how long the record will be functioning after you modify it or delete it in the future. The new AAAA record is going to be working in just an hour and will propagate worldwide a couple of hours later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start pointing to the new server.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Setting up a new AAAA record is incredibly easy using our user-friendly Hepsia hosting CP, so if you host a domain name inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you require such a record either for it or for a subdomain that you've set up under it, you'll be able to create it in just a few rather simple steps and without any hassle. Hepsia includes a section devoted to the DNS records of your domain addresses in which you can find all current records or set up new ones with a couple of clicks. All it takes to do this is to select the domain/subdomain that you would like 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 service provider has given you. Within an hour after you save the change, the new record is going to propagate worldwide and your domain name will start forwarding to the third-party hosting server. If they demand it, you may also modify the TTL value, which indicates the time this record shall be operating with its current value before a new one kicks in if you make any changes in the future.