An AAAA record is an IP in the newly launched IPv6 format and it is comprised of 8 different sets of hexadecimal numbers, unlike the IPv4 IPs, which feature 4 sets of numbers 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 number of IPs that can be created is many times bigger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every single domain name has its web hosting server Internet protocol as a record and in essence, this unique record informs the domain name where the Internet site for it is. Depending on the system that the service provider employs, the record is going to be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record allows you to host your website with one provider and your e-mails 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 have to create an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Website Hosting

If you wish to use a domain or a subdomain which you have in a website hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you have to set up an AAAA record for that, it won't take you more than a few clicks to do that through our amazing, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia CP. Once you visit the DNS Records section and click the Create a New Record button, a small pop-up will show up. This is the spot where you could set up any DNS record, so you simply have to pick the needed domain or subdomain and the type of record via 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 issues as Hepsia is extremely intuitive and your new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using your domain/subdomain with the other company. In case they demand it, you're also going to be able to change the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, outlining how long it is going to remain active in the global DNS system after you modify it or erase it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Creating 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'll be able to find in the Help section of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel as well. You'll need to pick the hostname for which the new record is going to be created from a drop-down menu where you will find all of your domain addresses and subdomains. Setting up the new AAAA record is as simple as picking out the one that you need and inputting the IPv6 address for it. This is accomplished with no more than a couple of clicks, so you can quickly forward any hostname to a different company by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they provide. It will take seconds for the new record to be working and only about an hour for it to propagate worldwide, so you'll be done in no time. The other service provider may also ask you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, that's different from the default one - 3600 seconds. This feature reveals 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.