An AAAA record is an Internet protocol address within the recently introduced IPv6 format and it is comprised of 8 different groups of hexadecimal digits, in contrast to the IPv4 IPs, that include 4 sets of digits in between 1 and 255. A good example of an IPv6 address is 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and with this format the number of IPs that may be created is many times greater than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every domain name has its website hosting server Internet protocol 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 service provider uses, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record allows you to host your website with one provider and your e-mails 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 have to create an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

If you would like to set up a new AAAA record for any domain or subdomain hosted inside your cloud hosting account, it is not going to take you more than several basic steps to do that. Our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel is very intuitive to use and is going to enable you to create or change every record without difficulty. After you log in and navigate to the DNS Records section, where you'll discover all present records for your domain addresses and subdomains, you will just have to click on the "New" button, pick AAAA from a small drop-down options menu within the pop-up that will show up, input or paste the required IPv6 address and save the modification - it is as basic as that. The new record shall be 100% live within a maximum of an hour and the hostname you have created it for is going to start opening whatever content you have with the other provider. If necessary, you will also be able to change the TTL (Time To Live) value, which indicates the time in seconds that the new record will be active after you eventually modify it to something different or you simply delete it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

As our state-of-the-art cloud web hosting platform supports AAAA records, you're going to be able to create one with ease for any domain name or subdomain that you host in a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record will propagate within the hour, so that you can start using the services of any other service provider you point the domain/subdomain to right away. You could create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia hosting CP in which you will also find all the other records that were created automatically or you have set up manually before. The set up of the new AAAA record is as easy as selecting the needed domain or subdomain and the AAAA type through simple drop-down menus, entering the IPv6 address in a text box and saving the change. You are going to be able to modify the record at any time if needed. If the other service provider requires a particular TTL value for the new record, you'll be able to edit this setting also. The Time To Live option defines how long an existing record will continue functioning after you change it or delete it and the time is in seconds.