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 intended to replace the existing IPv4 system where each and every Internet protocol address comprises of 4 sets of decimal numbers ranging from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. In contrast, 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 transformation is the substantially smaller amount of unique IPs which the existing system supports as well as the quick increase of devices which are connected to the Internet. A good example of an IPv6 address is 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you need to forward a domain to a machine which uses such an address, you need to create an AAAA record for it, and not the widely used A record, that is an IPv4 address. The 2 records deliver the very same function, but different notations are used, so as to distinguish the two sorts of addresses.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

If you want to use a domain address or a subdomain you have in a cloud hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you need to set up an AAAA record for that, it will not take you more than a few mouse clicks to do that through our effective, though easy-to-use Hepsia CP. Once you navigate to the DNS Records section and click the Create a New Record button, a compact pop-up will show up. This is the place where you could set up any DNS record, so you just have to pick the needed domain address or subdomain and the type of record from drop-down options menu and enter the IPv6 address, that’s the actual record. If you happen to have no experience with such matters, you'll not have any troubles as Hepsia is quite intuitive and your new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using your domain/subdomain with the other service provider. Provided they require it, you will also be able to edit the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, defining how long it will remain active in the global DNS system after you change it or erase it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Setting up a new AAAA record is very easy using our user-friendly Hepsia hosting CP, so if you host a domain name within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you want such a record either for it or for a subdomain which you have set up under it, you are going to be able to create it in just a few simple steps and without any hassle. Hepsia has a section dedicated to the DNS records of your domain names in which you can find all current records or set up new ones with a few mouse clicks. All it takes to do this is to select the domain/subdomain that you'd like to change, choose AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and enter the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address which the other company has given you. Within an hour after you save the change, the new record is going to propagate world-wide and your Internet domain will start forwarding to the third-party web server. If they need it, you could also change the TTL value, which shows the time this record will be functioning with its existing value before a new one kicks in if you make any adjustments in the future.