An AAAA record is an Internet protocol address within the recently released IPv6 format and it is comprised of eight groups of hexadecimal digits, unlike the IPv4 IPs, that include four sets of numbers in between 1 and 255. An example of an IPv6 address would be 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and with this format the total number of IPs that can be created is many times larger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each and every domain has its hosting server Internet protocol address as a record and in essence, this record tells the domain name where the Internet site for it is located. Depending on the system the service provider uses, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record enables you to host your Internet site with one company and your e-mails with a different one, so if you decide to use this kind of redirection to point a domain address to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll need to set up an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

If you want to set up a new AAAA record for any domain or subdomain hosted within your cloud hosting account, it will not take you more than several basic steps to do that. Our in-house built Hepsia CP is rather intuitive to use and it'll allow you to create or edit any record easily. Once you log in and navigate to the DNS Records section, where you can find all existing records for your domains and subdomains, you will just have to click on the "New" button, pick out AAAA from a small drop-down menu in the pop-up that'll show up, enter or paste the required IPv6 address and save the change - it's as simple as that. The new record will be fully functioning within no more than one hour and the hostname that you have created it for will start opening whatever content you have with the other company. When required, you'll also be able to edit the TTL (Time To Live) value, which indicates the time in seconds which the new record will be active after you eventually change it to something different or you simply delete it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Creating a new AAAA record for a domain name or a subdomain hosted within a semi-dedicated server from our company involves a few very simple steps, which you'll be able to find inside the Help section of your Hepsia website hosting CP as well. You'll need to choose the hostname for which the new record is going to be created from a drop-down menu in which you will find all your domain names and subdomains. Setting up the new AAAA record is as easy as picking out the one that you need and inputting the IPv6 address for it. This is accomplished with no more than several mouse clicks, so you can quickly forward any hostname to a different provider by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they provide. It takes just a few seconds for the new record to be active and just around an hour for it to propagate world-wide, so you will be done in no time. The other service provider could also require you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, which is different from the default one - 3600 seconds. This feature outlines how long it will take for any new value that you set for your record to take effect as the old value is still active.