An AAAA record is an IP address in the freshly introduced IPv6 format and it is made up of eight different sets of hexadecimal digits, in contrast to the IPv4 IPs, which feature 4 sets of numbers in between 1 and 255. An example of an IPv6 address is 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and with this format the amount of IPs which can be created is many times greater than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every single domain has its web hosting server IP address as a record and in essence, this record instructs the domain address where the Internet site for it is. Depending on the system the service provider uses, the record is going to be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record will allow you to host your Internet site with one provider and your email messages with another, so if you decide to use such a redirection to forward a domain address to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll have to set up an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Shared Hosting

The advanced Hepsia hosting CP, bundled with our shared hosting, will enable you to create a new AAAA record without difficulty. When you are within the account and you navigate to the DNS Records section, you'll discover all records that you have for any hosted domain address or a subdomain under it. All it takes to set up the AAAA record is to click on the New Record button, to choose the domain/subdomain in question, choose AAAA and then just enter or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We have a step-by-step guide in case you have never created records for your domain names, but it is extremely unlikely that you will need it as Hepsia is much easier to work with compared with other Control Panels available on the market. Within an hour your new record is going to be active and your domain name shall start resolving to the servers of the other provider. Additionally, there is an option to change the TTL value, which shows how long this record will be functioning if you edit it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value which the other company may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

As our innovative cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you will be able to create one with ease for any domain name or subdomain which you host within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record is going to propagate within the hour, so you can start using the services of any other provider you point the domain/subdomain to right away. You can create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia website hosting CP in which you will also find all of the other records that were set up automatically or you have created manually previously. The set up of the new AAAA record is as simple as choosing the needed domain name or subdomain and the AAAA type from simple drop-down menus, inputting the IPv6 address inside a text box and saving the change. You will be able to edit the record anytime if needed. In case the other provider demands a certain TTL value for the new record, you'll be able to modify this setting as well. The Time To Live option defines how long an existing record will continue working after you change it or remove it and the time is in seconds.