AAAA is a domain record, which is in essence the IPv6 address of the web server where the domain name is hosted. The IPv6 system was intended to replace the current IPv4 system where each and every Internet protocol address consists of 4 groups of decimal numbers ranging from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. On the other hand, an IPv6 address includes 8 sets of four hexadecimal numbers - ranging from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The reason for this transformation is the considerably smaller number of unique IPs the existing system supports and the fast increase of products 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'd like to forward a domain to a server which uses such an address, you will have to set up an AAAA record for it, and not the widely used A record, that is an IPv4 address. Both records provide the exact same function, yet different notations are used, so as to identify the two types of addresses.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

If you want to use a domain address or a subdomain you have inside a cloud hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you need to create an AAAA record for that, it is not going to take you more than a few clicks to do that using our amazing, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. After you navigate to the DNS Records section and click the Create a New Record button, a little pop-up will appear. This is the spot where you could create any DNS record, so you only have to select the needed domain address or subdomain and the type of record from drop-down navigation and enter the IPv6 address, which is the actual record. If you happen to have no experience with such matters, you won't have any problems as Hepsia is very intuitive and your new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, so you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other company. If they require it, you're also going to be able to modify the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, determining 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 Servers

When you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you ought to set up an AAAA record for a domain name you have hosted in it or a subdomain you have set up, it is going to take you only a few clicks within the Hepsia Control Panel to achieve that. Even when you have never had a web hosting account before, you will not encounter any issues since you will use a very simple and user-friendly interface. All DNS records for your domain names will be listed in a section of the CP with the same name, so as soon as you go there, you will notice all records which have been set up automatically or manually and you'll be able to create a new one by simply clicking the corresponding button. A little pop-up will appear, so with a couple of clicks you can pick the type of record that you need and for which domain name or subdomain it'll be set up. Next, simply paste the IPv6 address inside a text box, save the modification and one hour later the new AAAA record is going to be fully live. As an optional setting, you can choose how long this record is going to be functioning after you change it or remove it in the future. That's the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can modify from the standard 3600 seconds when the other service provider demands it.