AAAA is a domain name record, that's basically the IPv6 address of the web server where the domain name is hosted. The IPv6 system was intended to replace the present IPv4 system where every IP address is made up of 4 sets of decimal digits which range from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. In comparison, an IPv6 address includes 8 sets of four hexadecimal numbers - ranging from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The reason for this modification is the significantly smaller amount of unique IPs that the present system supports and also the fast increase of units which are connected to the Internet. An example of an IPv6 address would be 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you need to direct a domain name to a server that uses this kind of an address, you need to set up an AAAA record for it, not the widely used A record, that is an IPv4 address. The two records provide the same exact function, yet different notations are used, in order to identify the two forms of addresses.

AAAA Records in Cloud Website Hosting

The advanced Hepsia hosting CP, bundled with our cloud website hosting, will permit you to create a new AAAA record easily. When you're within the account and you visit the DNS Records section, you will find all records that you have for every hosted domain address or a subdomain under it. All it takes to create the AAAA record is to click the New Record button, to pick the domain/subdomain in question, select AAAA and then only enter or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We also have a step-by-step guide if you have never created records for your domain addresses, but it is less likely that you'll need it as Hepsia is much simpler to use than compared with other Control Panels available. Within an hour your new record is going to be active and your domain name will start resolving to the servers of the other company. There is also an option to edit the TTL value, which outlines how long this record is going to be functioning if you edit it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value that the other service provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

When you've got a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you need to create an AAAA record for a domain name you have hosted in it or a subdomain you've created, it will take you only a few mouse clicks within the Hepsia CP to do that. Even if you have never had a website hosting account before, you won't experience any troubles because you will use a very simple and intuitive interface. All of the DNS records for your domains will be listed in a section of the CP with the exact same name, so when you go there, you will notice all records that have been created automatically or manually and you will be able to set up a new one by simply clicking the corresponding button. A small pop-up shall appear, so with just several clicks you can pick the type of record that you need and for which domain name or subdomain it will be created. Then, simply paste the IPv6 address within a text box, save the change and one hour later the new AAAA record will be fully functioning. As an optional setting, you can pick how long this record is going to be operating after you change it or erase 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 provider requires it.