An AAAA record is an IP address within the freshly presented IPv6 format and it consists of eight groups of hexadecimal digits, unlike the IPv4 IPs, that include four sets of digits in between 1 and 255. An illustration of an IPv6 address is 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and in this format the number of IPs that may be created is many times greater than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each domain has its hosting server Internet protocol as a record and in essence, this record informs the domain name where the site for it can be found. Depending on the system the provider employs, the record is going to be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record enables you to host your website with one provider and your email messages with a different one, so if you decide to use this type of redirection to forward a domain to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you will need to set up an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Hosting

The cutting-edge Hepsia web hosting CP, included with our hosting, will enable you to set up a new AAAA record with ease. When you are inside the account and you visit the DNS Records section, you will discover all records that you have for every hosted domain or a subdomain under it. All it takes to create the AAAA record is to click the New Record button, to pick the domain/subdomain in question, choose AAAA after which only type in or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We have a step-by-step guide if you've never created records for your domain addresses, but it's extremely unlikely that you will need it as Hepsia is much simpler to make use of than other Control Panels on the market. Within an hour your new record will be active and your domain address shall start resolving to the servers of the other company. There is also an option to change the TTL value, which outlines how long this record is going to be functioning if you update it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value that the other service provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Setting up a new AAAA record is quite easy using our user-friendly Hepsia hosting CP, so if you host a domain in a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you need such a record either for it or for a subdomain that you've set up under it, you'll be able to create it in a few simple steps and with no hassle. Hepsia includes a section devoted to the DNS records of your domain addresses where you can find all current records or create new ones with a couple of mouse clicks. All it takes to do that is to choose the domain/subdomain that you would like to change, pick AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and input the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address which the other provider has given you. Within an hour after you save the change, the newly created record will propagate worldwide and your domain will start forwarding to the third-party web server. If they demand it, you can also change the TTL value, which outlines the time this record will be working with its present value before a new one takes over if you make any changes in the future.