AAAA is a domain address record, that is in essence the IPv6 address of the server where the domain name is hosted. The IPv6 system was designed to replace the existing IPv4 system in which each and every IP address consists of 4 groups of decimal digits ranging from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. However, an IPv6 address includes eight groups of four hexadecimal digits - which range 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 quick increase of devices that are connected to the Internet. A good example of an IPv6 address would be 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you want to forward a domain address to a web server that uses such an address, you will 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, but different notations are used, to identify the two sorts of addresses.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

If you want to use a domain or a subdomain which you have in a cloud hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you ought to set up an AAAA record for that, it won't take you more than only a few clicks to do that by using our highly effective, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia CP. As soon as you visit the DNS Records section and click on the Create a New Record button, a compact pop-up will show up. This is the place in which you can create any DNS record, so you simply have to pick the needed domain address or subdomain and the type of record from drop-down navigation and input the IPv6 address, that is the actual record. If you happen to have zero experience with such matters, you'll not have any problems as Hepsia is incredibly intuitive and the new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, so you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other company. In case they demand it, you will also be able to change the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, defining how long it will stay active in the global DNS system after you change it or erase it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Creating a new AAAA record for a domain or a subdomain hosted inside a semi-dedicated server from our company involves only a couple of very easy steps, which you will be able to find in the Help section of your Hepsia web hosting CP as well. You'll have to choose the hostname for which the new record will be created from a drop-down menu in which you will find all your domain names and subdomains. Setting up the new AAAA record is as basic as picking out the one that you need and inputting the IPv6 address for it. This is achieved with no more than several clicks, so you can easily point any hostname to a different company by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they offer. It takes seconds for the new record to be live and only about an hour for it to propagate around the globe, so you'll be done in no time. The other provider may also ask you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, that's different from the default one - 3600 seconds. This feature determines how long it will take for any new value that you set for your record to take effect while the old value is still active.