AAAA is a domain record, which is basically the IPv6 address of the web server in which the domain name is hosted. The IPv6 system was intended to replace the existing IPv4 system where every single IP is made up of four sets of decimal numbers which range from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. However, an IPv6 address features eight sets of four hexadecimal digits - ranging from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The main reason for this transformation is the substantially smaller range of unique IPs which the current system supports as well as the quick increase of products 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 direct a domain name to a server which uses this type of an address, you have to create an AAAA record for it, not the widely used A record, that is an IPv4 address. The 2 records deliver the very same function, yet different notations are used, to identify the two sorts of addresses.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

If you want to set up a new AAAA record a domain name or subdomain hosted in your cloud hosting account, it will not take you more than a few simple steps to do that. Our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel is very intuitive to use and it'll allow you to set up or edit every single record effortlessly. As soon as you log in and visit the DNS Records section, in which you'll discover all present records for your domain addresses and subdomains, you'll simply have to click the "New" button, pick out AAAA from a small drop-down menu inside the pop-up which will show up, enter or paste the needed IPv6 address and save the modification - it's as basic as that. The new record is going to be fully active within a maximum of 1 hour and the hostname that you have created it for will start opening whatever content you have with the other company. If needed, you'll also be able to edit the TTL (Time To Live) value, which indicates the time in seconds that the new record will be working after you eventually edit it to something different or you simply delete it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Setting up a new AAAA record is incredibly easy using our user-friendly Hepsia hosting Control Panel, so if you host a domain 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'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 names where you can find all existing records or create new ones with several mouse clicks. All it takes to accomplish this is to pick the domain/subdomain you want to modify, pick AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and input the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address the other provider has given you. Within an hour after you save the change, the new record will propagate worldwide and your domain address will start pointing to the third-party hosting server. If they need it, you can also change the TTL value, which indicates the time this record will be working with its present value before a new one kicks in if you make any modifications in the future.