An AAAA record is an IP address in the newly launched IPv6 format and it comprises of eight sets of hexadecimal digits, in contrast to the IPv4 IPs, that include 4 groups of numbers between 1 and 255. An illustration of an IPv6 address would be 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and with this format the sheer number of IPs that may be created is many times greater than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every single domain name has its website hosting server IP as a record and in essence, this record informs the domain name where the website for it is located. Depending on the system which the company employs, the record is going to be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record enables you to host your website with one company and your email messages with a different one, so if you choose to use this kind of redirection to forward a domain name to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you will need to set up an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Hosting

The highly developed Hepsia hosting CP, included with our hosting, allows you to create a new AAAA record easily. When you are inside the account and you go to the DNS Records section, you'll discover all records you have for any 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, pick AAAA after which just enter 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 less likely that you'll need it as Hepsia is much simpler to make use of than compared with other Control Panels on the market. Within an hour your new record will be live and your domain name shall start resolving to the servers of the other company. There is also an option to edit the TTL value, which outlines how long this record is going to be functioning if you change it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value the other provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Creating a new AAAA record is extremely easy using our user-friendly Hepsia hosting CP, so if you host a domain name in a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you want such a record either for it or for a subdomain that you've created under it, you're going to be able to create it in just a few rather simple steps and without any hassle. Hepsia includes a section devoted to the DNS records of your domain names in which you can find all existing records or create new ones with several mouse clicks. All it takes to do that is to choose the domain/subdomain that you'd like to edit, select AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and enter the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address that the other company has given you. Within an hour after you save the modification, the newly created record will propagate globally and your domain name will start pointing to the third-party hosting server. If they demand it, you can even modify the TTL value, which indicates the time this record will be functioning with its existing value before a new one takes over if you make any adjustments in the future.