An AAAA record is an IP in the recently released IPv6 format and it comprises of eight sets of hexadecimal numbers, unlike the IPv4 IPs, which include four groups of numbers 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 can be created is many times greater than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each domain has its website hosting server IP address as a record and in essence, this record informs the domain address where the site for it can be found. Depending on the system that the provider uses, the record is going to be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record will allow you to host your website with one company and your e-mails with a different one, so if you choose to use this kind of 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

If you wish to use a domain name or a subdomain which you have inside a cloud web hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you ought to set up an AAAA record for that, it will not take you more than just a few mouse clicks to do that through our highly effective, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia CP. After you visit the DNS Records section and click on the Create a New Record button, a small pop-up will show up. This is the place in which you can set up any DNS record, so you only have to choose the needed domain address or subdomain and the type of record from drop-down navigation and enter the IPv6 address, which is the actual record. Even if you have no experience with such matters, you won't have any troubles as Hepsia is quite user-friendly and your new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, so that you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other provider. If they demand it, you're also going to be able to change the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, defining how long it is going to remain active in the global DNS system after you modify it or remove it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Creating a new AAAA record is extremely easy with our user-friendly Hepsia hosting CP, so if you host a domain name within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you need such a record either for it or for a subdomain which you have set up under it, you will be able to create it in a few simple steps and without any hassle. Hepsia features a section dedicated to the DNS records of your domain names in which you can find all current records or create new ones with several clicks. All it takes to do that is to pick the domain/subdomain that you would like to modify, pick AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and enter the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address the other service provider has given you. Within an hour after you save the modification, the new record will propagate globally and your domain name will start directing to the third-party server. If they require it, you could also change the TTL value, which shows the time this record shall be working with its present value before a new one takes over if you make any adjustments in the future.