An AAAA record is an Internet protocol address within the recently launched IPv6 format and it consists of eight different groups of hexadecimal numbers, unlike the IPv4 IPs, which feature 4 groups of digits between 1 and 255. A good example of an IPv6 address is 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and in this format the total number of IPs that can be created is many times greater than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each domain name has its website hosting server IP address as a record and in essence, this record informs the domain address where the 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 will allow you to host your Internet site with one company and your email messages with another, so if you decide to use this sort of redirection to point a domain to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you will need to set up an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Shared Website Hosting

The state-of-the-art Hepsia hosting Control Panel, bundled with our shared website hosting, will permit you to set up a new AAAA record without difficulty. Once you are in the account and you visit the DNS Records section, you'll discover all records you have for any hosted domain name 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, select AAAA and then only type in or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We've got a step-by-step guide if you have never created records for your domain addresses, but it is unlikely that you will need it as Hepsia is much simpler to employ compared with other Control Panels available. Within an hour your new record shall be active and your domain name will start resolving to the servers of the other service provider. There's also an option to change the TTL value, which determines how long this record will be working if you edit it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value which the other company may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Setting up a new AAAA record is extremely easy using our user-friendly Hepsia hosting CP, so if you host a domain within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you need such a record either for it or for a subdomain that you have created under it, you'll be able to create it within a few very simple steps and with no hassle. Hepsia has a section dedicated to the DNS records of your domain addresses in which you can find all current records or create new ones with a few clicks. All it takes to achieve that is to select the domain/subdomain that you'd like to modify, pick AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and input the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address the other service provider has given you. Within an hour after you save the change, the newly created record is going to propagate worldwide and your domain will start pointing to the third-party hosting server. If they demand it, you could also edit the TTL value, which outlines the time this record shall be active with its present value before a new one kicks in if you make any adjustments in the future.