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 existing IPv4 system where every Internet protocol address is made up of four groups of decimal numbers which range from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. In contrast, an IPv6 address features eight sets of four hexadecimal numbers - ranging from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The reason behind this modification is the considerably smaller range of unique IPs that the present system supports and also the quick increase of units which are connected to the world wide web. An example of an IPv6 address is 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you wish to forward a domain to a machine which uses this type of an address, you will have to create an AAAA record for it, and not the commonly used A record, that is an IPv4 address. The 2 records provide the same exact function, yet different notations are used, to separate the two sorts of addresses.
AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting
If you are using a service through a third-party provider and you need to create an AAAA record to point a domain name or a subdomain to their system, you'll be able to do that with only a few clicks within the Hepsia CP, which comes with all of our cloud hosting solutions. Once you log in, you have to visit the DNS Records section in which you will find all the records for any domain name or subdomain hosted within the account. Setting up a new record is as basic as clicking on a button, selecting the type from a drop-down options menu, that will be AAAA in this case, and then entering the value, or the actual IPv6 address, within a text box. As an extra option you are able to modify the TTL value (Time To Live), which defines how long the record will be live after you edit it or remove it in the future. The new AAAA record will be functioning in no more than an hour and will propagate around the world two or three hours later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start redirecting to the new server.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
When you've got a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you need to create an AAAA record for a domain name you have hosted in it or a subdomain you've set up, it will take you just a few clicks within the Hepsia Control Panel to accomplish this. Even though you may have never had a website hosting account before, you'll not face any problems since you will use a very simple and intuitive interface. All the DNS records for your domains are going to be listed in a section of the CP with the same name, so when you go there, you will see all records that have been created automatically or manually and you are going to be able to set up a new one by simply clicking on the corresponding button. A compact pop-up will appear, so with just a few mouse clicks you can select the type of record that you need and for which Internet domain or subdomain it'll be created. Then, simply paste the IPv6 address inside a text box, save the modification and an hour later the new AAAA record is going to be fully active. As an optional setting, you can select how long this record is going to be operating after you edit it or erase it in the future. That's the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can change from the standard 3600 seconds if the other service provider needs it.