AAAA is a domain address record, that is basically the IPv6 address of the web server where 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 sets of decimal digits which range from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. However, an IPv6 address features 8 groups of four hexadecimal digits - ranging from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The main reason for this modification is the tremendously smaller selection of unique IPs that the current system supports and the fast increase of devices that are connected to the world wide web. A good example of an IPv6 address would be 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you wish to forward a domain address to a server that uses this kind of an address, you will have to create an AAAA record for it, not the widely used A record, which is an IPv4 address. Both records provide the very same function, but different notations are used, so as to differentiate the two types of addresses.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

If you use a service through a third-party service provider and you've got to set up an AAAA record to forward a domain name or a subdomain to their system, you'll be able to do that with a few mouse clicks through the Hepsia Control Panel, provided with all of our cloud hosting solutions. After you sign in, you have to visit the DNS Records section in which you will find all the records for any domain or subdomain hosted in the account. Setting up a new record is as easy as clicking on a button, picking the type from a drop-down menu, that is to be AAAA in this case, and then entering 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 outlines how long the record will be functioning after you modify it or delete it in the future. The new AAAA record will be operating in only an hour and will propagate worldwide a few hours later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start directing to the new hosting server.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

When you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you have to create an AAAA record for a domain address you have hosted in it or a subdomain you have created, it will take you only a few clicks in the Hepsia CP to accomplish this. Even if you have never had a hosting account before, you won't face any troubles as you will use a very simple and intuitive interface. All the DNS records for your domains are going to be listed in a section of the CP with the same name, so as soon as you go there, you'll see all records that have been set up automatically or manually and you'll be able to create a new one by simply clicking on the corresponding button. A little pop-up shall appear, so with just a few mouse clicks you can choose the type of record you need and for which domain name or subdomain it'll be created. Then, just paste the IPv6 address inside a text box, save the change and one hour later the new AAAA record will be completely live. As an optional setting, you can choose the time this record will be active after you modify it or delete it in the future. This is actually the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can modify from the default 3600 seconds when the other provider needs it.