An AAAA record is an Internet protocol address in the newly released IPv6 format and it comprises of eight sets of hexadecimal numbers, as opposed to the IPv4 IPs, which include four sets of digits in between 1 and 255. An example of an IPv6 address would be 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and with this format the total number of IPs that can be created is many times bigger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each and every domain has its website hosting server Internet protocol as a record and in essence, this unique record informs the domain address where the Internet site for it can be found. Depending on the system the provider uses, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record enables you to host your site with one provider and your emails with another, so if you choose to use this sort of redirection to point a domain to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll have to set up an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Cloud Web Hosting

The advanced Hepsia hosting Control Panel, included with our cloud web hosting, will permit you to create a new AAAA record effortlessly. Once you are in the account and you navigate to the DNS Records section, you will find all records you have for every hosted domain address or a subdomain under it. All it takes to create the AAAA record is to click the New Record button, to select the domain/subdomain in question, select AAAA and then just type in or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We have a step-by-step guide if you've never created records for your domain names, but it is not likely that you will need it as Hepsia is much simpler to use compared with other Control Panels available on the market. Within an hour your new record will be functioning and your domain name will start resolving to the servers of the other provider. There's also an option to edit the TTL value, which determines how long this record will be working if you edit it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value which the other company may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Setting up a new AAAA record for a domain address or a subdomain hosted within a semi-dedicated server from our company features only a few really easy steps, which you'll be able to find within the Help section of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel as well. You'll have to select the hostname for which the new record is going to be created from a drop-down menu in which you will find all your domain names and subdomains. Setting up the new AAAA record is as simple as picking out the one that you need and typing in the IPv6 address for it. This is achieved with no more than a few clicks, so you can easily point any hostname to a different company by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they supply. It takes mere seconds for the new record to be live and only about an hour for it to propagate around the globe, so you will be done in no time. The other company could also request you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, that's different from the default one - 3600 seconds. This feature shows how long it will take for any new value you set for your record to take effect while the old value is still active.