An AAAA record is an IP in the newly presented IPv6 format and it comprises of 8 groups of hexadecimal numbers, in contrast to the IPv4 IPs, which include 4 sets of numbers between 1 and 255. An illustration of an IPv6 address is 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and with this format the total number of IPs that can be created is many times greater than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each and every domain name has its website hosting server IP address as a record and in essence, that record tells the domain where the 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 enables you to host your site with one company and your email messages with another, so if you decide to use this sort of redirection to point a domain to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll need to set up an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Website Hosting

The cutting-edge Hepsia web hosting Control Panel, bundled with our website hosting, will permit you to create a new AAAA record without difficulty. When you're within the account and you go to the DNS Records section, you'll discover all records that you have for any hosted domain name or a subdomain under it. All it takes to create the AAAA record is to click on the New Record button, to select the domain/subdomain in question, pick AAAA and then only input or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We've got a step-by-step guide if you have never created records for your domain names, but it's extremely unlikely that you'll need it as Hepsia is much simpler to use than other Control Panels available 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 provider. There is also an option to change the TTL value, which outlines how long this record is going to be active if you modify it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value the other company may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Setting up a new AAAA record is very easy using our user-friendly Hepsia hosting Control Panel, so if you host a domain name within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you require such a record either for it or for a subdomain that you've set up under it, you're going to be able to create it within a few simple steps and with no hassle. Hepsia features a section devoted to the DNS records of your domains in which you can find all existing records or create new ones with a couple of clicks. All it takes to do this is to select the domain/subdomain that you would like to modify, select AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and type the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address which the other service provider has given you. Within an hour after you save the change, the newly created record is going to propagate globally and your domain name will start directing to the third-party hosting server. If they require it, you could also change the TTL value, which outlines the time this record is going to be active with its present value before a new one takes over if you make any modifications in the future.