An AAAA record is an IP within the recently presented IPv6 format and it consists of eight sets of hexadecimal numbers, unlike the IPv4 IPs, that include four 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 with this format the sheer number of IPs that may be created is many times higher than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every single domain has its hosting server IP address as a record and in essence, this unique record instructs the domain where the Internet site for it can be found. Depending on the system which the company uses, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record will allow 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 point 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 Hosting

The state-of-the-art Hepsia hosting CP, bundled with our cloud hosting, will enable you to set up a new AAAA record without difficulty. When you're within the account and you go to the DNS Records section, you will discover all records you have for any hosted domain name or a subdomain under it. All it takes to create the AAAA record is to click the New Record button, to pick the domain/subdomain in question, select AAAA and then just type in or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We have a step-by-step guide if you've never created records for your domains, but it is less likely that you'll need it as Hepsia is much easier to employ compared with other Control Panels on the market. Within an hour your new record shall be working and your domain name will start resolving to the servers of the other provider. There is also an option to change the TTL value, which outlines how long this record is going to be functioning if you update it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value the other company may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

When you have 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 created, it is going to take you only a few clicks inside the Hepsia Control Panel to achieve that. Even if you have never had a hosting account before, you'll not encounter any difficulties because you will use a very simple and intuitive interface. All DNS records for your domains are going to be listed in a section of the CP with the same name, so when you go there, you will notice all records which have been set up automatically or manually and you will be able to create a new one by clicking on the corresponding button. A small pop-up shall appear, so with only a couple of mouse clicks you can select the type of record you require and for which domain name or subdomain it will be set up. Then, simply paste the IPv6 address inside a text box, save the modification and one hour later the new AAAA record will be fully functioning. As an optional setting, you may choose the time this record shall be operating after you modify it or remove 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 default 3600 seconds when the other company demands it.