An AAAA record is an IP within the newly released IPv6 format and it is made up of eight groups of hexadecimal digits, as opposed to the IPv4 IPs, which include 4 sets 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 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 as a record and in essence, that record instructs the domain where the website for it can be found. Depending on the system which the company employs, 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 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 Hosting

The advanced Hepsia website hosting Control Panel, which comes with our cloud hosting, will allow you to create a new AAAA record without difficulty. When you're within the account and you navigate to the DNS Records section, you will find all records that you have for every hosted domain or a subdomain under it. All it takes to create the AAAA record is to click on the New Record button, to pick the domain/subdomain in question, pick AAAA then only type or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We have a step-by-step guide in case you have never created records for your domains, but it's unlikely that you'll need it as Hepsia is much easier to use compared with other Control Panels available on the market. Within an hour your new record will be active and your domain name will start resolving to the servers of the other company. Additionally, there is an option to change the TTL value, which determines how long this record will be active if you edit it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value which the other service provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

When you've got a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you ought to create an AAAA record for a domain name you have hosted in it or a subdomain you have created, it'll take you only a few clicks in the Hepsia CP to do that. Even if you have never had a website hosting account before, you won't experience any troubles as you will use a very simple and easy-to-use interface. All of the DNS records for your domain names will be listed in a section of the Control Panel with the 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 clicking on the corresponding button. A small pop-up will appear, so with a couple of clicks you can choose the type of record you require and for which domain name or subdomain it's going to be set up. Afterwards, simply paste the IPv6 address inside a text box, save the modification and an hour later the new AAAA record will be fully functioning. As an optional setting, you can choose how long this record shall be operating after you edit it or delete it in the future. This is the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can change from the standard 3600 seconds in case the other company requires it.