An AAAA record is an IP address within the newly launched IPv6 format and it comprises of eight different sets of hexadecimal numbers, in contrast to the IPv4 IPs, which include 4 sets of digits between 1 and 255. A good example of an IPv6 address is 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and in this format the amount of IPs which can be created is many times greater than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each and every domain has its hosting server IP as a record and in essence, this record informs the domain address where the site for it is. Depending on the system which the service provider employs, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record permits you to host your Internet site with one company and your emails with another, so if you decide to use this type of redirection to forward a domain to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll have to set up an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Cloud Website Hosting

If you wish to use a domain name or a subdomain you have inside a cloud website hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you have to create an AAAA record for that, it is not going to take you more than a few clicks to do this via our powerful, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia CP. As soon as you visit the DNS Records section and click the Create a New Record button, a small pop-up will show up. This is the area where you can create any DNS record, so you simply have to choose the needed domain name or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down menus and type in the IPv6 address, which is the actual record. Just in case you have zero experience with such matters, you'll not have any problems as Hepsia is very 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 modify the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, defining how long it'll remain active in the global DNS system after you change 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 create an AAAA record for a domain name you have hosted in it or a subdomain you have created, it will take you just a few mouse clicks within the Hepsia CP to do that. In case you have never had a web hosting account before, you will not face any problems because you will use a very simple and easy-to-use interface. All of the DNS records for your domain names are going to be listed in a section of the Control Panel with the exact same name, so once you go there, you'll see all records which have been created automatically or manually and you are going to be able to create a new one by clicking on the corresponding button. A small pop-up will appear, so with several mouse clicks you can select the type of record you require and for which domain name or subdomain it will be created. After that, just paste the IPv6 address inside a text box, save the modification and an hour later the new AAAA record is going to be completely live. As an optional setting, you can pick the length of time this record will be working 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 modify from the default 3600 seconds if the other service provider requires it.