AAAA is a domain address record, that's basically the IPv6 address of the server where the domain name is hosted. The IPv6 system was designed to replace the current IPv4 system where every single IP address comprises of four sets of decimal digits between 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. On the other hand, an IPv6 address has 8 sets of four hexadecimal digits - ranging from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The cause of this modification is the substantially smaller range of unique IPs that the current system supports and the speedy increase of units that 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 address to a web server which uses this sort of an address, you have to create an AAAA record for it, not the widely used A record, that is an IPv4 address. The two records provide the exact same function, but different notations are used, in order to distinguish the two sorts of addresses.
AAAA Records in Cloud Website Hosting
If you want to use a domain or a subdomain you have within a cloud website hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you have to set up an AAAA record for that, it will not take you more than just a few clicks to do this by using our powerful, though easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. After you go to the DNS Records section and click the Create a New Record button, a compact pop-up will appear. This is the spot where you could create any DNS record, so you only have to choose the needed domain address or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down menus and enter the IPv6 address, that’s the actual record. In case you have no experience with such matters, you'll not have any problems as Hepsia is quite user-friendly and the new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, so you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other company. In case they demand it, you'll also be able to change the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, defining how long it's going to stay active in the global DNS system after you change it or remove it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
When you've got a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you need to set up an AAAA record for a domain you have hosted in it or a subdomain you've created, it is going to take you just a few mouse clicks inside the Hepsia CP to do that. Even if you have never had a hosting account before, you won't encounter any issues because you will use a very simple and easy-to-use interface. All the DNS records for your domain names will be listed in a section of the CP with the exact same name, so when you go there, you will see all records which have been created automatically or manually and you'll be able to create a new one by simply clicking the corresponding button. A compact pop-up will appear, so with only a few clicks you can select the type of record that you need and for which domain or subdomain it'll be created. After that, simply paste the IPv6 address within a text box, save the change and 1 hour later the new AAAA record is going to be completely functioning. As an optional setting, you may choose how long this record shall be functioning after you change 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 change from the default 3600 seconds in case the other company requires it.