An AAAA record is an IP within the freshly introduced IPv6 format and it consists of 8 groups of hexadecimal digits, as opposed to the IPv4 IPs, that include four groups of digits between 1 and 255. A good example of an IPv6 address would be 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and in this format the sheer number of IPs that could be created is many times bigger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each and every domain name has its web hosting server Internet protocol as a record and in essence, that record tells the domain address where the site for it is located. Depending on the system which the company employs, the record is going to be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record permits you to host your website with one company and your email messages with another, so if you choose to use such a redirection to point a domain address to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll have to set up an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

In order to use a domain address or a subdomain you have inside a cloud hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you have to create an AAAA record for that, it won't take you more than a few clicks to do that through our powerful, though easy-to-use Hepsia CP. When you visit the DNS Records section and click the Create a New Record button, a little pop-up will show up. This is the spot in which you can set up any DNS record, so you only have to select the needed domain name or subdomain and the type of record via drop-down menus and type in the IPv6 address, that is the actual record. Even if you have no experience with such matters, you will not have any difficulties as Hepsia is incredibly intuitive and the new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using your domain/subdomain with the other provider. Provided they require it, you will also be able to modify the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, outlining how long it'll stay active in the global DNS system after you modify it or delete it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

In case you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you have to set up an AAAA record for a domain address you have hosted in it or a subdomain you have created, it is going to take you just a few mouse clicks in the Hepsia Control Panel to do that. Even though you may have never had a web hosting account before, you won't encounter any difficulties as you will use a very simple and easy-to-use interface. All the DNS records for your domains will be listed in a section of the Control Panel with the exact same name, so when you go there, you will see all records that have been set up automatically or manually and you'll be able to create a new one by clicking on the corresponding button. A compact pop-up shall appear, so with a few clicks you can pick the type of record you require and for which domain name or subdomain it'll be set up. Afterwards, simply paste the IPv6 address inside a text box, save the change and one hour later the new AAAA record will be 100% active. As an optional setting, you may choose the time this record shall be operating after you modify it or erase 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 if the other company needs it.