An AAAA record is an Internet protocol address within the newly introduced IPv6 format and it consists of 8 sets of hexadecimal numbers, unlike the IPv4 IPs, which include four sets of numbers between 1 and 255. An illustration of an IPv6 address would be 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and with this format the amount of IPs that may be created is many times larger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each domain has its web hosting server IP address as a record and in essence, this record informs the domain name where the site for it is. Depending on the system the company employs, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record will allow you to host your website with one provider and your e-mails with a different one, so if you decide to use this type of redirection to forward a domain to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll need to set up an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Shared Website Hosting

The state-of-the-art Hepsia website hosting CP, which comes with our shared website hosting, will enable you to set up a new AAAA record with ease. When you are in the account and you go 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 set up the AAAA record is to click the New Record button, to choose the domain/subdomain in question, choose AAAA and then simply type or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We've got a step-by-step guide if you've never created records for your domain addresses, but it is less likely that you will need it as Hepsia is much easier to work with than compared with other Control Panels available on the market. Within an hour your new record will be functioning and your domain address will start resolving to the servers of the other provider. There's also an option to change the TTL value, which shows how long this record is going to be active if you change it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value the other provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

As our innovative cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you are going to be able to create one easily for every domain address or subdomain which you host within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record will propagate within the hour, so you can start using the services of any other provider you point the domain/subdomain to in no time. You could create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel in which you will also find all the other records that were created automatically or you have created manually before. The creation of the new AAAA record is as simple as picking out the needed domain or subdomain and the AAAA type through simple drop-down menus, typing the IPv6 address inside a text box and saving the change. You will be able to edit the record anytime if necessary. In case the other company demands a specific TTL value for the new record, you'll be able to modify this setting as well. The Time To Live option specifies how long an existing record will keep working after you edit it or delete it and the time is in seconds.