AAAA is a domain address record, that is in essence the IPv6 address of the web server in which the domain is hosted. The IPv6 system was introduced to replace the current IPv4 system in which each Internet protocol address is comprised of 4 groups of decimal digits 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 numbers - ranging from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The main reason for this change is the considerably smaller selection of unique IPs the existing system supports and the speedy increase of devices that are connected to the Internet. An example of an IPv6 address is 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you need to direct a domain address to a web server that uses such an address, you need to create an AAAA record for it, and not the widespread A record, which is an IPv4 address. Both records have the same exact function, but different notations are used, in order to identify the two sorts of addresses.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

If you'd like to use a domain name or a subdomain you have inside a cloud hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you need to set up an AAAA record for that, it is not going to take you more than only a few mouse clicks to do this via our effective, though easy-to-use Hepsia CP. When you navigate to the DNS Records section and click on the Create a New Record button, a small pop-up will appear. This is the area in which you can create any DNS record, so you only have to choose the needed domain address or subdomain and the type of record via drop-down menus and type in the IPv6 address, that is the actual record. Just in case you have zero experience with such matters, you'll not have any issues as Hepsia is incredibly intuitive and the new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, so that you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other service provider. If they demand it, you are also going to be able to change the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, determining how long it is going to stay active in the global DNS system after you edit it or delete it.