An AAAA record is an IP within the newly introduced IPv6 format and it consists of 8 groups of hexadecimal numbers, as opposed to the IPv4 IPs, which include 4 sets of numbers between 1 and 255. A good example of an IPv6 address would be 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and with this format the number of IPs that could be created is many times bigger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every domain has its website hosting server IP as a record and in essence, this record tells the domain address where the Internet site for it is. Depending on the system which the provider uses, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record allows you to host your Internet site with one provider and your email messages with a different one, so if you choose to use this type of redirection to point a domain to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you will need to create an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Shared Hosting

If you are using a service with a third-party service provider and you've got to set up an AAAA record to point a domain address or a subdomain to their system, you'll be able to do that with a couple of clicks within the Hepsia CP, included with all our shared hosting packages. After you log in, you will need to visit the DNS Records section where you are going to find all of the records for any domain name or subdomain hosted inside the account. Setting up a new record is as easy as clicking on a button, choosing the type from a drop-down options menu, that will be AAAA in this case, and then inserting the value, or the actual IPv6 address, within a text box. As an additional option you are able to change the TTL value (Time To Live), that specifies how long the record is live after you edit it or erase it in the future. The new AAAA record will be functioning in only an hour and will propagate around the world a few hours later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start directing to the new web server.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

As our sophisticated cloud web hosting platform supports AAAA records, you are going to be able to create one easily for any domain name or subdomain which you host within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record will propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using the services of any other provider you forward the domain/subdomain to right away. You are able to create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia hosting CP in which you will also find all other records that were created automatically or you have set up manually before. The creation of the new AAAA record is as easy as choosing the needed domain or subdomain and the AAAA type from simple drop-down menus, inputting the IPv6 address inside a text box and saving the change. You'll be able to change the record anytime if required. If the other company demands a certain TTL value for the new record, you will be able to modify this setting too. The Time To Live option outlines how long an existing record will keep operating after you change it or delete it and the time is in seconds.