AAAA is a domain record, that's in essence the IPv6 address of the web server where the domain name is hosted. The IPv6 system was introduced to replace the current IPv4 system in which every IP consists of 4 groups of decimal digits which range from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. In contrast, an IPv6 address features 8 sets of 4 hexadecimal digits - ranging from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The main reason for this modification is the considerably smaller amount of unique IPs that the existing system supports as well as the quick increase of units that are connected to the world wide web. An example of an IPv6 address would be 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you want to point a domain to a web server which uses this sort of an address, you will need to set up an AAAA record for it, and not the widely used A record, which is an IPv4 address. Both records deliver the very same function, yet different notations are used, so as to differentiate the two sorts of addresses.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

The state-of-the-art Hepsia web hosting CP, provided with our cloud hosting, will enable you to set up a new AAAA record with ease. When you are within the account and you go to the DNS Records section, you'll discover all records you have for any hosted domain or a subdomain under it. All it takes to set up the AAAA record is to click on the New Record button, to pick the domain/subdomain in question, select AAAA and then only type in or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We also have a step-by-step guide if you have never created records for your domain names, but it's less likely that you'll need it as Hepsia is much easier to employ than other Control Panels available. Within an hour your new record shall be active and your domain address shall start resolving to the servers of the other company. Additionally, there is an option to modify the TTL value, which outlines how long this record is going to be working if you change it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value that the other company may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Creating a new AAAA record is very easy using our user-friendly Hepsia hosting Control Panel, 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 will be able to create it in a few quite simple steps and with no hassle. Hepsia includes a section dedicated to the DNS records of your domains where you can find all existing records or create new ones with a couple of mouse clicks. All it takes to do that is to pick the domain/subdomain that you would like to modify, pick AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and input the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address the other company has given you. Within an hour after you save the modification, the newly created record will propagate worldwide and your domain will start forwarding to the third-party hosting server. If they require it, you could also edit the TTL value, which indicates the time this record shall be active with its existing value before a new one kicks in if you make any changes in the future.