An AAAA record is an Internet protocol address in the newly released IPv6 format and it consists of eight different sets of hexadecimal numbers, unlike the IPv4 IPs, that include 4 groups of numbers in between 1 and 255. A good example of an IPv6 address is 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and in this format the sheer number of IPs that may be created is many times larger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every single domain has its web hosting server IP as a record and in essence, that record instructs the domain name where the Internet site for it can be found. 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 website with one company and your emails with another, so if you choose to use this type of redirection to point a domain address to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll have to create an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Cloud Website Hosting

The highly developed Hepsia web hosting CP, included with our cloud website hosting, will permit you to create a new AAAA record with ease. Once you are inside the account and you go to the DNS Records section, you will find all records that you have for any hosted domain or a subdomain under it. All it takes to set up the AAAA record is to click on the New Record button, to pick the domain/subdomain in question, pick AAAA then simply enter or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We've got a step-by-step guide in case you have never created records for your domain names, but it is unlikely that you will need it as Hepsia is much simpler to work with in comparison with other Control Panels available. Within an hour your new record will be working and your domain address shall start resolving to the servers of the other service provider. In addition, there’s an option to change the TTL value, which outlines how long this record is going to be working if you modify it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value the other service provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Setting up a new AAAA record for a domain address or a subdomain hosted within a semi-dedicated server from our company involves only a few very easy steps, which you will be able to find inside the Help section of your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel as well. You will need to choose the hostname for which the new record is going to be created from a drop-down menu in which you will find your domain addresses and subdomains. Creating the new AAAA record is as simple as selecting the one that you need and entering the IPv6 address for it. This is achieved with no more than a few mouse clicks, so you can very easily forward any hostname to a different company by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they offer. It will take seconds for the new record to be active and only about an hour for it to propagate world-wide, so you will be done in no time. The other provider could also require you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, that is different from the default one - 3600 seconds. This feature determines how long it will take for any new value that you set for your record to take effect as the old value is still active.