An AAAA record is an IP within the newly presented IPv6 format and it consists of 8 different groups of hexadecimal numbers, in contrast to the IPv4 IPs, which feature four groups of digits between 1 and 255. An example of an IPv6 address would be 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and in this format the sheer number of IPs which can be created is many times higher than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each domain name has its website hosting server IP address as a record and in essence, this unique record informs the domain address where the site for it can be found. Depending on the system that 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 a different one, 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 Web Hosting

In order to use a domain or a subdomain that you have inside a web hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you have to set up an AAAA record for that, it is not going to take you more than just a few mouse clicks to do that by using our highly effective, though easy-to-use Hepsia CP. As soon as you navigate to the DNS Records section and click the Create a New Record button, a small pop-up will show up. This is the spot in which you can set up any DNS record, so you simply have to select the needed domain address or subdomain and the type of record from drop-down menus and enter the IPv6 address, which is the actual record. In case you have zero experience with such matters, you will not have any troubles as Hepsia is very intuitive and your new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, so that you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other provider. If they require it, you'll also be able to change the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, determining how long it will stay active in the global DNS system after you edit it or delete it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Setting up a new AAAA record is quite easy using our user-friendly Hepsia hosting Control Panel, so if you host a domain inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you require such a record either for it or for a subdomain which you have created under it, you'll be able to create it within a few very simple steps and without any hassle. Hepsia features a section dedicated to the DNS records of your domain names 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 pick the domain/subdomain you need to change, choose AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and enter the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address that the other service provider has given you. Within an hour after you save the change, the new record is going to propagate worldwide and your Internet domain will start directing to the third-party server. If they need it, you can even modify the TTL value, which indicates the time this record will be active with its existing value before a new one takes over if you make any changes in the future.