{"id":24812,"date":"2026-07-03T11:39:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T09:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kunskap.websupport.se\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=24812"},"modified":"2026-07-03T11:39:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T09:39:30","slug":"aaaa-record","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/kunskap.websupport.se\/en\/kb\/aaaa-record\/","title":{"rendered":"AAAA Record"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>AAAA<\/strong> DNS record is an alternative to <strong>A<\/strong> records. You use these records when your server address is in IPv6 format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What does an AAAA record look like?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">*  600  IN  AAAA   2A03: 2880: 2110: df07: face: b00c: 0:1.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Example of setting up an AAAA record<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You want to point the subdomain <em>blog.mydomain.com<\/em> to the server at 2A03: 2880: 2110: df07: face: b00c: 0: 1 (IPv6 for Facebook). As you can see, this isn&#8217;t a standard IPv4 address (<em>for example 172.16.254.1<\/em>) like you use in an A record. This is an IPv6 address that you use in an AAAA record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>        &lt;\/div&gt;&lt;!-- \/.ht-shortcodes-messages --&gt;<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Change a DNS AAAA record<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1.&nbsp;Log in to <a href=\"https:\/\/admin.websupport.se\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Control Panel \u00bb<\/a><br>2. Click your domain in your services list.<br>3. In the left menu, select <strong>DNS<\/strong> and click the <strong>AAAA<\/strong> tab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"783\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/kunskap.websupport.se\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/11\/chrome_eGccVqciiu-783x380.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kunskap.websupport.se\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/11\/chrome_eGccVqciiu-783x380.png 783w, https:\/\/kunskap.websupport.se\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/11\/chrome_eGccVqciiu-50x24.png 50w, https:\/\/kunskap.websupport.se\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/11\/chrome_eGccVqciiu-1536x745.png 1536w, https:\/\/kunskap.websupport.se\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/11\/chrome_eGccVqciiu-60x29.png 60w, https:\/\/kunskap.websupport.se\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/11\/chrome_eGccVqciiu-100x49.png 100w, https:\/\/kunskap.websupport.se\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/11\/chrome_eGccVqciiu.png 1731w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you open this section, you see a table with your existing DNS AAAA records. You can create a new record, edit, or delete an existing one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AAAA DNS record is an alternative to A records. You use these records when your server address is in IPv6 format. What does an AAAA record look like? * 600 IN AAAA 2A03: 2880: 2110: df07: face: b00c: 0:1. 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