An AAAA record is an IP address within the recently presented IPv6 format and it is comprised of 8 groups of hexadecimal numbers, as opposed to the IPv4 IPs, that include 4 sets of digits in between 1 and 255. An illustration of an IPv6 address would be 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and in this format the number of IPs that can be created is many times greater than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every single domain name has its website hosting server IP address as a record and in essence, this unique record informs the domain address where the site for it is located. Depending on the system that the company employs, the record is going to be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record enables you to host your Internet site with one provider and your e-mails with another, so if you decide to use this type of redirection to forward a domain address to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll need to create an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Cloud Website Hosting

In order to use a domain address or a subdomain that you have within a cloud website hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you need to set up an AAAA record for that, it won't take you more than only a few mouse clicks to do this by using our amazing, though easy-to-use Hepsia CP. When you go to the DNS Records section and then click the Create a New Record button, a small pop-up will show up. This is the spot in which you can create any DNS record, so you just have to choose the needed domain 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 no experience with such matters, you will not have any problems as Hepsia is incredibly intuitive and your new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, so that you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other provider. If they demand it, you will also be able to edit the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, defining how long it is going to stay active in the global DNS system after you modify it or erase it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

In case you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you ought 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 mouse clicks within the Hepsia Control Panel to achieve that. In case you have never had a hosting account before, you won't experience any issues as you will use a very simple and intuitive interface. All of the DNS records for your domains are going to be listed in a section of the CP with the same name, so once you go there, you will notice all records which have been created automatically or manually and you are going to be able to set up a new one by clicking on the corresponding button. A small pop-up shall appear, so with several mouse clicks you can choose the type of record that you need and for which domain name or subdomain it'll be created. Then, simply paste the IPv6 address within a text box, save the modification and one hour later the new AAAA record is going to be completely live. As an optional setting, you can pick how long this record is going to be active after you change it or erase it in the future. This is the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can modify from the default 3600 seconds if the other company needs it.