An AAAA record is an IP within the newly launched IPv6 format and it comprises of eight different groups of hexadecimal digits, as opposed to the IPv4 IPs, which include 4 groups of numbers in between 1 and 255. An illustration of an IPv6 address is 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and in this format the amount of IPs that could be created is many times higher than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each domain has its hosting server IP as a record and in essence, this unique record informs the domain address where the Internet site for it is. Depending on the system the provider uses, the record is going to be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record allows you to host your website with one company and your email messages with a different one, so if you choose to use such a redirection to point a domain name to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll need to create an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Cloud Web Hosting

The cutting-edge Hepsia hosting CP, which comes with our cloud web hosting, will permit you to create a new AAAA record effortlessly. Once you are within the account and you navigate to the DNS Records section, you will find all records you have for any hosted domain address or a subdomain under it. All it takes to create the AAAA record is to click the New Record button, to choose the domain/subdomain in question, choose AAAA after which only type in or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We also have a step-by-step guide in case you have never created records for your domain names, but it's less likely that you will need it as Hepsia is much easier to make use of than compared with other Control Panels available on the market. Within an hour your new record is going to be active and your domain will start resolving to the servers of the other provider. There's also an option to modify the TTL value, which determines how long this record is going to be working if you modify it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value the other provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

In case you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you have to set up an AAAA record for a domain address you have hosted in it or a subdomain you have set up, it will take you only a few mouse clicks inside the Hepsia CP to do that. In case you have never had a website hosting account before, you will not experience any issues since you will use a very simple and intuitive interface. All the DNS records for your domain addresses are going to be listed in a section of the CP with the exact same name, so as soon as you go there, you'll see all records that have been created automatically or manually and you'll be able to set up a new one by simply clicking the corresponding button. A compact pop-up will appear, so with only several clicks you can pick the type of record that you need and for which domain name or subdomain it'll be set up. After that, just paste the IPv6 address in a text box, save the modification and 1 hour later the new AAAA record is going to be completely active. As an optional setting, you may choose how long this record shall be functioning after you edit it or erase 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 standard 3600 seconds if the other service provider demands it.