An AAAA record is an IP address in the recently launched IPv6 format and it consists of 8 sets of hexadecimal numbers, in contrast to the IPv4 IPs, which include 4 groups of digits between 1 and 255. An illustration of an IPv6 address is 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and in this format the sheer number of IPs which can be created is many times larger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each domain name has its website hosting server IP address as a record and in essence, this record instructs the domain address where the Internet site for it is located. Depending on the system the service provider uses, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record will allow you to host your site with one company and your email messages with a different one, so if you decide to use this type of redirection to point a domain name to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll need to set up an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Cloud Web Hosting

If you would like to create a new AAAA record for any domain or subdomain hosted within your cloud web hosting account, it will not take you more than a few basic steps to do that. Our in-house built Hepsia CP is extremely intuitive to use and it'll enable you to set up or change every record with ease. When you log in and navigate to the DNS Records section, where you can find all current records for your domain names and subdomains, you'll just have to click the "New" button, pick AAAA from a small drop-down menu in the pop-up that will show up, input or paste the necessary IPv6 address and save the modification - it's as basic as that. The new record is going to be fully live within no more than one hour and the hostname which you have created it for is going to start opening whatever content you have with the other company. When required, you'll also be able to change the TTL (Time To Live) value, which shows the time in seconds which the new record will be working after you eventually change it to something different or you simply delete it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Creating a new AAAA record is extremely easy with our user-friendly Hepsia hosting CP, so if you host a domain within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you require such a record either for it or for a subdomain which you have set up under it, you'll be able to create it in a few simple steps and with no hassle. Hepsia includes a section devoted to the DNS records of your domains in which you can find all existing records or set up new ones with a few clicks. All it takes to do that is to select the domain/subdomain you need to modify, choose AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and type the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address the other service provider has given you. Within an hour after you save the change, the newly created record is going to propagate worldwide and your domain address will start pointing to the third-party server. If they demand it, you can also edit the TTL value, which indicates the time this record is going to be functioning with its present value before a new one takes over if you make any changes in the future.