An AAAA record is an IP in the freshly presented IPv6 format and it is made up of eight different sets of hexadecimal numbers, in contrast to the IPv4 IPs, which feature four 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 with this format the number of IPs which can be created is many times higher than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each and every domain name has its hosting server Internet protocol address as a record and in essence, this unique record tells the domain address where the Internet site for it can be found. 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 choose to use this kind 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 Website Hosting

If you are using a service through a third-party company and you've got to set up an AAAA record to direct a domain or a subdomain to their system, you'll be able to do that with just a few mouse clicks through the Hepsia CP, provided with our website hosting plans. Once you sign in, you need to go to the DNS Records section in which you are going to find all of the records for any domain or subdomain hosted within the account. Setting up a new record is as basic as clicking on a button, picking 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 modify the TTL value (Time To Live), that defines how long the record is functioning after you edit it or delete it in the future. The new AAAA record is going to be operating in just an hour and will propagate worldwide two or three hours later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start directing to the new server.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Creating a new AAAA record is extremely easy using our user-friendly Hepsia hosting CP, so if you host a domain address inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you want such a record either for it or for a subdomain that you've created under it, you're going to be able to create it in a few quite simple steps and without any hassle. Hepsia features a section devoted to the DNS records of your domain addresses where you can find all existing records or set up new ones with several clicks. All it takes to accomplish this is to pick the domain/subdomain that you would like to edit, pick AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and input the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address the other company has given you. Within an hour after you save the modification, the new record will propagate globally and your domain will start pointing to the third-party web server. If they require it, you can also modify the TTL value, which reveals the time this record will be active with its present value before a new one kicks in if you make any adjustments in the future.