AAAA is a domain name record, that is basically the IPv6 address of the web server where the domain is hosted. The IPv6 system was intended to replace the present IPv4 system in which each Internet protocol address is comprised of four groups of decimal numbers ranging from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. In comparison, an IPv6 address includes eight sets of 4 hexadecimal digits - ranging from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The main reason for this transformation is the considerably smaller amount of unique IPs the existing system supports and the fast increase of units 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 wish to point a domain address to a web server which uses this type of an address, you'll have to create an AAAA record for it, and not the commonly used A record, which is an IPv4 address. Both records have the exact same function, but different notations are used, so as to separate the two forms of addresses.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

If you'd like to create a new AAAA record for any domain name or subdomain hosted inside your cloud hosting account, it is not going to take you more than a few easy steps to do that. Our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel is very intuitive to use and it'll enable you to set up or edit every single record without difficulty. Once you log in and go to the DNS Records section, where you can find all current records for your domain addresses and subdomains, you will just have to click the "New" button, pick AAAA from a small drop-down menu in the pop-up that'll show up, input or paste the required IPv6 address and save the modification - it is as simple as that. The new record is going to be 100% working within a maximum of one hour and the hostname that you have created it for will start opening whatever content you have with the other provider. When required, you'll also be able to change the TTL (Time To Live) value, which indicates the time in seconds that the new record will be live after you eventually edit it to something different or you simply delete it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Setting up a new AAAA record is extremely easy with our user-friendly Hepsia hosting CP, so if you host a domain address 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 created under it, you're going to be able to create it in just a few simple steps and with no hassle. Hepsia includes a section dedicated to the DNS records of your domains where you can find all current records or create new ones with a few clicks. All it takes to accomplish this is to pick the domain/subdomain you want to change, select AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and type the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address the other provider has given you. Within an hour after you save the modification, the newly created record is going to propagate globally and your domain name will start forwarding to the third-party web server. If they demand it, you could also change the TTL value, which outlines the time this record will be functioning with its existing value before a new one kicks in if you make any changes in the future.