An AAAA record is an IP address in the recently introduced IPv6 format and it comprises of 8 different groups of hexadecimal digits, unlike the IPv4 IPs, which feature 4 sets 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 amount of IPs that can be created is many times bigger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every single domain has its hosting server Internet protocol as a record and in essence, this record instructs the domain address where the site for it is located. Depending on the system the provider uses, the record is going to be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record will allow you to host your site with one company and your emails with another, so if you decide to use this kind of redirection to forward a domain address to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you will have 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 direct a domain name or a subdomain to their system, you'll be able to do that with a few mouse clicks in the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with our shared hosting plans. As soon as you sign in, you will need to navigate to the DNS Records section in which you are going to find all records for any domain name or subdomain hosted in the account. Creating 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, inside a text box. As an added option you can edit the TTL value (Time To Live), that outlines how long the record is functioning after you change it or erase it in the future. The new AAAA record is going to be working in no more than an hour and will propagate worldwide a few hours later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start directing to the new hosting server.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

As our advanced cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you will be able to create one effortlessly for every domain name or subdomain you host within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record will propagate within the hour, so that you could start using the services of any other company you direct the domain/subdomain to in no time. You could create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia website hosting CP where you will also find all of the other records that were set up automatically or you have set up manually before. The set up of the new AAAA record is as simple as selecting the needed Internet domain or subdomain and the AAAA type via simple drop-down menus, typing the IPv6 address in a text box and saving the modification. You're going to be able to change the record anytime if necessary. In case the other service provider requires a specific TTL value for the new record, you will be able to modify this setting also. The Time To Live option outlines how long an existing record will keep functioning after you modify it or delete it and the time is in seconds.