AAAA is a domain address record, that's in essence the IPv6 address of the web server where the domain name is hosted. The IPv6 system was designed to replace the existing IPv4 system where every IP address comprises of four groups of decimal digits between 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 main reason for this modification is the considerably smaller amount of unique IPs the current system supports as well as the speedy increase of units that are connected to the world wide web. An example of an IPv6 address is 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you need to point a domain address to a machine which uses this kind of an address, you'll have to set up an AAAA record for it, and not the widespread A record, that is an IPv4 address. Both records deliver the exact same function, but different notations are used, in order to differentiate the two sorts of addresses.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

If you are using a service with a third-party service provider and you need to set up an AAAA record to direct a domain address or a subdomain to their system, you're going to be able to do that with a couple of mouse clicks via the Hepsia CP, supplied with all our cloud hosting plans. Once you sign in, you will need to navigate to the DNS Records section where you are going to find all the records for every domain name or subdomain hosted within the account. Setting up a new record is as basic as clicking on a button, picking out the type from a drop-down options menu, that will be AAAA in this case, and then inputting the value, or the actual IPv6 address, inside a text box. As an additional option you can change the TTL value (Time To Live), that outlines how long the record will be live after you change it or erase it in the future. The new AAAA record is going to be operating in just an hour and will propagate globally two or three hours later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start redirecting to the new web server.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

As our sophisticated cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you'll be able to create one effortlessly for any domain or subdomain that you host within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record is going to propagate within the hour, so that you can start using the services of any other provider you direct the domain/subdomain to right away. You are able to create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia hosting CP where you will also find all the other records that were created automatically or you have created manually in the past. The creation of the new AAAA record is as easy as choosing the needed Internet domain or subdomain and the AAAA type via simple drop-down menus, inputting the IPv6 address inside a text box and saving the modification. You'll be able to modify the record anytime if necessary. In case the other company demands a certain TTL value for the new record, you'll be able to edit this setting too. The Time To Live option determines how long an existing record will continue working after you edit it or remove it and the time is in seconds.