An AAAA record is an IP address in the recently released IPv6 format and it comprises of 8 sets of hexadecimal digits, in contrast to the IPv4 IPs, which feature four groups of numbers in between 1 and 255. An illustration of an IPv6 address is 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and with this format the total number of IPs that could be created is many times larger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each and every domain name has its website hosting server IP address as a record and in essence, this unique record tells the domain address where the website for it is. Depending on the system which the service provider uses, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record allows you to host your site with one provider and your emails with a different one, so if you choose to use this kind of redirection to forward a domain address to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll have to set up an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Hosting

If you'd like to create a new AAAA record for any domain or subdomain hosted in your hosting account, it will not take you more than several easy steps to do that. Our in-house built Hepsia CP is rather intuitive to use and it'll allow you to set up or change every single record with ease. When you log in and visit the DNS Records section, where you'll discover all existing records for your domain names and subdomains, you will simply have to click on the "New" button, pick AAAA from a small drop-down menu inside the pop-up which will show up, enter or paste the needed IPv6 address and save the modification - it's as simple as that. The new record will be fully live within only 1 hour and the hostname which you have created it for will start opening whatever content you have with the other company. If needed, you'll also be able to modify the TTL (Time To Live) value, which signifies the time in seconds the new record will be working after you eventually edit it to something different or you simply erase it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

When you've got a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you ought to set up an AAAA record for a domain you have hosted in it or a subdomain you have created, it is going to take you just a few clicks within the Hepsia Control Panel to accomplish this. Even though you may have never had a website hosting account before, you'll not face any problems as you will use a very simple and user-friendly interface. All the DNS records for your domains will be listed in a section of the CP with the exact same name, so as soon as you go there, you will notice 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 compact pop-up will appear, so with only several mouse clicks you can pick the type of record that you need and for which domain or subdomain it will be created. Then, 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 functioning. As an optional setting, you can pick how long this record is going to be functioning after you change 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 change from the standard 3600 seconds if the other company requires it.