An AAAA record is an Internet protocol address within the recently presented IPv6 format and it is comprised of 8 different sets of hexadecimal numbers, as opposed to the IPv4 IPs, which feature 4 groups of numbers between 1 and 255. An example 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 and every domain has its hosting server Internet protocol address as a record and in essence, that record instructs the domain name where the Internet site for it is located. Depending on the system which the company 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 to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you will have to create an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Shared Website Hosting

The cutting-edge Hepsia web hosting Control Panel, which comes with our shared website hosting, allows 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 that you have for every hosted domain name or a subdomain under it. All it takes to set up the AAAA record is to click the New Record button, to pick the domain/subdomain in question, choose AAAA and then only input or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We also have a step-by-step guide if you have never created records for your domains, but it is extremely unlikely that you will need it as Hepsia is much easier to use compared with other Control Panels available. Within an hour your new record shall be live and your domain shall start resolving to the servers of the other service provider. There is also an option to change the TTL value, which shows how long this record will be functioning if you change it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value the other service provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

When you've got a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you need to create an AAAA record for a domain address you have hosted in it or a subdomain you've set up, it'll take you only a few mouse clicks inside the Hepsia CP to accomplish this. In case you have never had a hosting account before, you will not encounter any troubles since you will use a very simple and user-friendly interface. All DNS records for your domains will be listed in a section of the Control Panel with the same name, so as soon as you go there, you'll see all records which have been set up automatically or manually and you're going to be able to set up a new one by clicking on the corresponding button. A little pop-up shall appear, so with just a few clicks you can select the type of record you need and for which Internet domain or subdomain it's going to be set up. Next, simply paste the IPv6 address in a text box, save the change and one hour later the new AAAA record will be 100% active. As an optional setting, you may choose how long this record will be working after you change it or remove it in the future. That's the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can modify from the default 3600 seconds when the other provider requires it.