An AAAA record is an Internet protocol address within the recently launched IPv6 format and it comprises of eight sets of hexadecimal digits, as opposed to the IPv4 IPs, that include 4 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 that could be created is many times greater than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each domain has its website hosting server Internet protocol as a record and in essence, that record tells the domain address where the website for it is. Depending on the system which the company employs, the record is going to be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record will allow you to host your site with one provider and your email messages with a different one, so if you choose to use this sort 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 Website Hosting

In order to use a domain or a subdomain which you have within a website hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you have to set up an AAAA record for that, it won't take you more than just a few clicks to do that via our amazing, though easy-to-use Hepsia CP. After you go to the DNS Records section and click on the Create a New Record button, a little pop-up will show up. This is the place in which you can set up any DNS record, so you only have to choose the needed domain address or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down options menu and input the IPv6 address, which is the actual record. If you happen to have no experience with such matters, you will not have any issues as Hepsia is quite intuitive and your new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using your domain/subdomain with the other service provider. Provided they demand it, you will also be able to change the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, defining how long it is going to remain active in the global DNS system after you edit it or delete it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

As our sophisticated cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you'll be able to create one effortlessly for every domain address or subdomain you host in a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record will propagate within the hour, so that you can start using the services of any other service provider you direct the domain/subdomain to in no time. You could create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia hosting Control Panel in which you will also find all of the other records that were created automatically or you have created manually before. The creation of the new AAAA record is as basic as choosing the needed domain name or subdomain and the AAAA type from simple drop-down menus, entering the IPv6 address within a text box and saving the change. You're going to be able to modify the record anytime if necessary. If the other service provider demands a particular TTL value for the new record, you'll be able to change this setting too. The Time To Live option specifies how long an existing record will keep functioning after you change it or remove it and the time is in seconds.