An AAAA record is an IP in the newly launched IPv6 format and it is comprised of eight sets of hexadecimal digits, unlike the IPv4 IPs, which include four groups 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 amount of IPs which can be created is many times bigger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every domain has its web hosting server IP address as a record and in essence, this record instructs the domain where the site for it is located. Depending on the system the service provider employs, the record is going to be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record will allow you to host your website with one company and your e-mails with a different one, so if you decide to use this type of redirection to point a domain name to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll need to create an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Web Hosting

The state-of-the-art Hepsia website hosting Control Panel, which comes with our web hosting, will allow you to create a new AAAA record with ease. When you are within the account and you navigate to the DNS Records section, you'll find all records that you have for any 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 after which just enter 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 is less likely that you'll need it as Hepsia is much simpler to work with than other Control Panels on the market. Within an hour your new record will be live and your domain shall start resolving to the servers of the other provider. There is also an option to edit the TTL value, which shows how long this record will be active if you update it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value which the other provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

As our innovative cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you are going to be able to create one easily for every internet domain or subdomain you host within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record is going to propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using the services of any other company you point the domain/subdomain to right away. You are able to create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel where you will also find all of the other records that were created automatically or you have set up manually previously. The creation of the new AAAA record is as easy as picking the needed Internet domain or subdomain and the AAAA type via simple drop-down menus, inputting the IPv6 address in a text box and saving the modification. You are going to be able to modify the record anytime if required. If the other service provider requires a specific TTL value for the new record, you'll be able to change this setting also. The Time To Live option specifies how long an existing record will keep working after you change it or remove it and the time is in seconds.