An AAAA record is an IP address within the newly released IPv6 format and it is comprised of 8 different sets of hexadecimal digits, as opposed to the IPv4 IPs, which feature four groups of numbers 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 greater than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every single domain name has its website hosting server IP as a record and in essence, this unique record informs the domain where the site for it is. Depending on the system the provider employs, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record allows you to host your site with one company and your e-mails with another, so if you decide to use this kind of redirection to forward a domain address to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you will have to create an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

In order to use a domain address or a subdomain which you have within a cloud hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you need to create an AAAA record for that, it is not going to take you more than only a few clicks to do this by using our effective, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia CP. When you visit the DNS Records section and then click the Create a New Record button, a little pop-up will show up. This is the spot where you could set up any DNS record, so you only have to choose the needed domain name or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down options menu and input the IPv6 address, that’s the actual record. Just in case you have no experience with such matters, you will not have any troubles as Hepsia is extremely user-friendly and the new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, so that you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other service provider. In case they demand it, you'll also be able to modify the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, determining how long it is going to stay active in the global DNS system after you edit it or delete it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Creating a new AAAA record is extremely easy with our user-friendly Hepsia hosting CP, so if you host a domain name inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you want such a record either for it or for a subdomain that you've set up under it, you will be able to create it in a few simple steps and without any hassle. Hepsia includes a section devoted to the DNS records of your domains in which you can find all existing records or set up new ones with a few clicks. All it takes to do this is to choose the domain/subdomain you need to edit, choose AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and input the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address that the other service provider has given you. Within an hour after you save the modification, the new record is going to propagate world-wide and your Internet domain will start forwarding to the third-party server. If they need it, you can even change the TTL value, which reveals the time this record is going to be functioning with its current value before a new one kicks in if you make any adjustments in the future.