AAAA is a domain address record, which is basically the IPv6 address of the web server in which the domain is hosted. The IPv6 system was designed to replace the present IPv4 system in which each and every IP address is comprised of 4 sets of decimal numbers which range from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. On the other hand, an IPv6 address includes 8 sets of four hexadecimal digits - ranging from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The main reason for this change is the considerably smaller number of unique IPs the current system supports and the fast increase of devices that are connected to the Internet. An illustration of an IPv6 address is 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you want to point a domain address to a machine that uses this sort of an address, you have to set up an AAAA record for it, not the widely used A record, that is an IPv4 address. The two records deliver the same exact function, yet different notations are used, to distinguish the two types of addresses.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

The advanced Hepsia hosting CP, bundled with our cloud hosting, allows you to set up a new AAAA record effortlessly. When you're in the account and you visit the DNS Records section, you will find all records you have for any hosted domain name or a subdomain under it. All it takes to set up the AAAA record is to click on the New Record button, to pick the domain/subdomain in question, choose AAAA after which only enter or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We also have a step-by-step guide in case you have never created records for your domain addresses, but it's unlikely that you will need it as Hepsia is much easier to make use of than compared with other Control Panels available on the market. Within an hour your new record shall be active and your domain name shall start resolving to the servers of the other company. In addition, there’s an option to change the TTL value, which determines how long this record will be functioning if you update it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value the other service provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

As our sophisticated cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you will be able to create one effortlessly for every domain address or subdomain which you host inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record is going to propagate within the hour, so that you could start using the services of any other company you direct the domain/subdomain to right away. You could create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia hosting CP in which you will also find all the other records that were set up automatically or you have set up manually before. The set up of the new AAAA record is as simple as picking the needed domain name or subdomain and the AAAA type from simple drop-down menus, inputting the IPv6 address inside a text box and saving the change. You are going to be able to change the record anytime if needed. Assuming the other service provider needs a specific TTL value for the new record, you will be able to edit this setting as well. The Time To Live option outlines how long an existing record will keep functioning after you edit it or erase it and the time is in seconds.