AAAA is a domain name 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 current IPv4 system where every single Internet protocol address consists of four groups of decimal numbers between 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. However, an IPv6 address has 8 groups of 4 hexadecimal digits - from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The main reason for this change is the considerably smaller selection of unique IPs the current system supports as well as the rapid increase of units that are connected to the world wide web. A good example of an IPv6 address is 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you need to direct a domain name to a web server which uses such an address, you need to set up an AAAA record for it, and not the widespread A record, that is an IPv4 address. Both records deliver the same exact function, yet different notations are used, so as to separate the two sorts of addresses.
AAAA Records in Cloud Web Hosting
If you want to create a new AAAA record a domain or subdomain hosted inside your cloud web hosting account, it is not going to take you more than a couple of basic steps to do that. Our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel is quite intuitive to use and is going to allow you to create or edit any record with ease. As soon as you sign in and navigate to the DNS Records section, where you can find all present records for your domain addresses and subdomains, you'll simply have to click on the "New" button, pick out AAAA from a small drop-down menu inside the pop-up which will appear, type or paste the required IPv6 address and save the change - it's as simple as that. The new record is going to be fully functioning within no more than 1 hour and the hostname you have created it for shall start opening whatever content you have with the other provider. If needed, you are also going to be able to edit the TTL (Time To Live) value, which indicates the time in seconds the new record will be working after you eventually edit it to something different or you simply delete it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
When you've got a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you ought to set up an AAAA record for a domain address you have hosted in it or a subdomain you've created, it will take you just a few clicks within the Hepsia Control Panel to achieve that. Even though you may have never had a hosting account before, you will not face any difficulties because you will use a very simple and user-friendly interface. All DNS records for your domain addresses are going to be listed in a section of the Control Panel with the same name, so as soon as you go there, you will see all records which have been set up automatically or manually and you'll be able to set up a new one by simply clicking the corresponding button. A little pop-up will appear, so with just several clicks you can select the type of record you need and for which Internet domain or subdomain it will be created. Afterwards, simply paste the IPv6 address inside a text box, save the modification and 1 hour later the new AAAA record will be completely functioning. As an optional setting, you can select the time this record shall be operating 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 modify from the standard 3600 seconds when the other service provider requires it.