An AAAA record is an IP in the freshly presented IPv6 format and it comprises of 8 sets of hexadecimal digits, unlike the IPv4 IPs, that 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 sheer 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 IP address as a record and in essence, this record informs the domain where the Internet site for it is located. Depending on the system that the company employs, the record is going to be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record enables you to host your website with one provider and your e-mails with a different one, so if you decide to use this kind of redirection to point a domain address to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you will have to set up an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Shared Website Hosting

If you wish to use a domain or a subdomain that you have within a shared website hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you ought to set up an AAAA record for that, it will not take you more than just a few mouse clicks to do this via our effective, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. When you go to the DNS Records section and click the Create a New Record button, a little pop-up will appear. This is the place where you could create any DNS record, so you only have to choose the needed domain address or subdomain and the type of record via drop-down options menu and input the IPv6 address, that’s the actual record. Just in case you have zero experience with such matters, you'll not have any difficulties as Hepsia is quite intuitive and the new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, so that you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other service provider. If they demand it, you will also be able to modify the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, defining how long it'll stay active in the global DNS system after you edit it or delete it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

When you've got a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you ought to set up an AAAA record for a domain address you have hosted in it or a subdomain you've set up, it will take you just a few mouse clicks inside the Hepsia Control Panel to do that. Even though you may have never had a web hosting account before, you will not face any troubles since you will use a very simple and user-friendly interface. All of the DNS records for your domain addresses will be listed in a section of the CP with the same name, so when you go there, you will notice all records which have been created automatically or manually and you'll be able to create a new one by clicking on the corresponding button. A small pop-up will appear, so with just several mouse clicks you can pick the type of record you require and for which domain or subdomain it'll be set up. Then, simply paste the IPv6 address within a text box, save the modification and an hour later the new AAAA record is going to be completely live. As an optional setting, you can choose the length of time this record is going to be operating after you edit it or remove it in the future. This is actually the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can modify from the standard 3600 seconds in case the other service provider demands it.