AAAA is a domain address record, that's in essence the IPv6 address of the web server in which the domain name is hosted. The IPv6 system was introduced to replace the existing IPv4 system where each and every Internet protocol address is comprised of four groups of decimal digits which range from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. In contrast, an IPv6 address features 8 groups of 4 hexadecimal digits - ranging from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The main reason for this modification is the tremendously smaller range of unique IPs which the present system supports as well as the rapid increase of products that are connected to the Internet. A good example of an IPv6 address is 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you wish to direct a domain address to a machine which uses this sort of an address, you will have to create an AAAA record for it, and not the widely used A record, which is an IPv4 address. The two records provide the exact same function, but different notations are used, to differentiate the two sorts of addresses.
AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting
The advanced Hepsia hosting Control Panel, provided with our cloud hosting, will enable you to create a new AAAA record with ease. When you are within the account and you visit the DNS Records section, you will discover all records you have for any hosted domain address or a subdomain under it. All it takes to set up the AAAA record is to click the New Record button, to pick the domain/subdomain in question, choose AAAA after which simply type in or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We have a step-by-step guide if you have never created records for your domains, but it is not likely that you will need it as Hepsia is much easier to work with in comparison with other Control Panels on the market. Within an hour your new record will be functioning and your domain address shall start resolving to the servers of the other company. Additionally, there is an option to edit the TTL value, which shows how long this record will be working if you update it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value the other service provider may require.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
In case you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you ought to create an AAAA record for a domain name you have hosted in it or a subdomain you've set up, it'll take you only a few clicks within the Hepsia CP to accomplish this. Even when you have never had a website hosting account before, you'll not face any difficulties since you will use a very simple and intuitive interface. All of the DNS records for your domain addresses are going to be listed in a section of the CP with the exact same name, so as soon as you go there, you'll see all records which have been created automatically or manually and you will be able to create a new one by simply clicking on the corresponding button. A compact pop-up will appear, so with several clicks you can pick the type of record that you need and for which Internet domain or subdomain it's going to be created. Afterwards, simply paste the IPv6 address in a text box, save the change and an hour later the new AAAA record will be 100% live. As an optional setting, you can pick the length of time this record shall be functioning after you modify it or delete it in the future. This is the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can modify from the standard 3600 seconds in case the other service provider requires it.