An AAAA record is an IP address within the freshly presented IPv6 format and it is comprised of 8 different groups of hexadecimal numbers, unlike the IPv4 IPs, which include four sets of digits in between 1 and 255. A good example of an IPv6 address would be 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and in this format the total number of IPs that may be created is many times bigger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every domain has its web hosting server Internet protocol address as a record and in essence, this unique record instructs the domain name where the site for it is located. Depending on the system which the service provider employs, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record allows you to host your website with one provider and your e-mails with a different one, so if you choose to use this type of redirection to point a domain to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you will have to create an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Shared Hosting

The advanced Hepsia hosting Control Panel, included with our shared hosting, will permit you to create a new AAAA record with ease. When you're in the account and you visit the DNS Records section, you'll find all records 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 and then just type or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We've got a step-by-step guide in case you have never created records for your domain addresses, but it's less likely that you will need it as Hepsia is much simpler to work with than other Control Panels on the market. Within an hour your new record is going to be live and your domain will start resolving to the servers of the other service provider. In addition, there’s an option to edit the TTL value, which outlines how long this record is going to be working if you update it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value the other service provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Creating a new AAAA record is very easy using our user-friendly Hepsia hosting CP, so if you host a domain address within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you want such a record either for it or for a subdomain which you have created under it, you'll be able to create it within a few rather simple steps and without any hassle. Hepsia includes a section devoted to the DNS records of your domain names where you can find all current records or set up new ones with several clicks. All it takes to achieve that is to pick the domain/subdomain you want to modify, choose AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and type the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address that the other service provider has given you. Within an hour after you save the change, the new record is going to propagate world-wide and your domain will start forwarding to the third-party hosting server. If they require it, you can also modify the TTL value, which reveals the time this record is going to be working with its present value before a new one kicks in if you make any changes in the future.