An AAAA record is an Internet protocol address in the newly released IPv6 format and it comprises of eight different groups of hexadecimal digits, in contrast to the IPv4 IPs, that include 4 groups of digits between 1 and 255. An example of an IPv6 address is 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and in this format the total number of IPs that may be created is many times higher than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every domain name has its website hosting server Internet protocol address as a record and in essence, this record informs the domain address where the website for it can be found. Depending on the system which the company employs, the record is going to be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record allows you to host your Internet site with one company and your e-mails with a different one, so if you decide to use such a redirection to point a domain address to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you will need to set up an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

The advanced Hepsia web hosting Control Panel, provided with our cloud hosting, will permit you to create a new AAAA record without difficulty. When you are inside the account and you go to the DNS Records section, you'll discover all records you have for every hosted domain address or a subdomain under it. All it takes to set up the AAAA record is to click the New Record button, to select the domain/subdomain in question, pick AAAA after which just type or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We have a step-by-step guide if you have never created records for your domain addresses, but it's extremely unlikely that you'll need it as Hepsia is much simpler to make use of compared with other Control Panels on the market. Within an hour your new record is going to be working and your domain name will start resolving to the servers of the other provider. There's also an option to modify the TTL value, which outlines how long this record will be working if you update it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value the other provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

When you've got a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you have to create an AAAA record for a domain you have hosted in it or a subdomain you have set up, it is going to take you only a few clicks in the Hepsia CP to accomplish this. In case you have never had a hosting account before, you won't face any issues as you will use a very simple and user-friendly interface. All the DNS records for your domain names will be listed in a section of the Control Panel with the same name, so once you go there, you will see all records which have been created automatically or manually and you're going to be able to create a new one by simply clicking on the corresponding button. A small pop-up shall appear, so with a few mouse clicks you can pick the type of record you need and for which domain or subdomain it'll be set up. Afterwards, just paste the IPv6 address inside a text box, save the change and 1 hour later the new AAAA record will be 100% functioning. As an optional setting, you may choose the length of time this record is going to be active after you modify it or erase it in the future. That is the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can modify from the default 3600 seconds in case the other company requires it.