An AAAA record is an Internet protocol address within the recently launched IPv6 format and it comprises of eight sets of hexadecimal digits, in contrast to the IPv4 IPs, which feature 4 groups of numbers in between 1 and 255. An example of an IPv6 address is 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and in this format the number of IPs which can be created is many times higher than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each domain name has its hosting server Internet protocol as a record and in essence, this record informs the domain where the website for it is. Depending on the system which the service provider employs, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record will allow you to host your Internet site with one provider and your email messages with a different one, so if you choose to use this type of redirection to point a domain name to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you will need to set up an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Web Hosting

If you are using a service through a third-party provider and you need to create an AAAA record to direct a domain address or a subdomain to their system, you'll be able to do that with just a few mouse clicks via the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with all our web hosting packages. After you sign in, you need to visit the DNS Records section where you are going to find all the records for any domain address or subdomain hosted inside the account. Creating a new record is as basic as clicking on a button, picking out the type from a drop-down menu, that is to be AAAA in this case, and then inputting the value, or the actual IPv6 address, in a text box. As an added option you are able to change the TTL value (Time To Live), which defines how long the record will be functioning after you modify it or delete it in the future. The new AAAA record will be active in no more than an hour and will propagate around the world two or three hours later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start directing to the new web server.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

As our sophisticated cloud web hosting platform supports AAAA records, you are going to be able to create one easily for any domain or subdomain which you host in 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 in no time. You could create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia hosting Control Panel where you will also find all of the other records that were created automatically or you have created manually previously. The set up of the new AAAA record is as basic as picking out the needed domain or subdomain and the AAAA type from simple drop-down menus, typing the IPv6 address in a text box and saving the change. You are going to be able to edit the record at any time if needed. Assuming the other company needs a specific TTL value for the new record, you will be able to modify this setting also. The Time To Live option specifies how long an existing record will continue working after you edit it or remove it and the time is in seconds.