An AAAA record is an IP address in the recently released IPv6 format and it consists of 8 different sets of hexadecimal numbers, as opposed to the IPv4 IPs, which include four groups of digits in between 1 and 255. An illustration of an IPv6 address is 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and with this format the sheer number of IPs that could be created is many times higher than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each domain name has its hosting server IP address as a record and in essence, this record tells the domain address where the website for it is. Depending on the system the provider employs, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record enables you to host your Internet site with one provider and your e-mails with another, so if you decide to use this type of redirection to point 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 Hosting

If you are using a service through a third-party service provider and you've got to create an AAAA record to direct a domain address or a subdomain to their system, you'll be able to do that with just a few clicks via the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with all our hosting packages. When you log in, you need to navigate to the DNS Records section where you will find all records for any domain address or subdomain hosted inside the account. Creating a new record is as easy as clicking on a button, picking out the type from a drop-down options menu, that will be AAAA in this case, and then entering the value, or the actual IPv6 address, within a text box. As an added option you can change the TTL value (Time To Live), that outlines how long the record is going to be live after you modify it or delete it in the future. The new AAAA record will be live in no more than an hour and will propagate around the world a few hours later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start redirecting to the new hosting server.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

As our state-of-the-art cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you will be able to create one with no trouble for every domain or subdomain that you host within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record is going to propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using the services of any other company you direct the domain/subdomain to right away. You could create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia hosting Control Panel where you will also find all the other records that were created automatically or you have set up manually previously. The set up of the new AAAA record is as easy as choosing the needed domain or subdomain and the AAAA type through simple drop-down menus, inputting the IPv6 address within a text box and saving the change. You will be able to change the record at any time if needed. If the other service provider requires a specific TTL value for the new record, you will be able to modify this setting as well. The Time To Live option specifies how long an existing record will continue functioning after you edit it or erase it and the time is in seconds.