An AAAA record is an IP address within the newly released IPv6 format and it is comprised of eight different sets of hexadecimal digits, in contrast to the IPv4 IPs, that include four sets of numbers between 1 and 255. An example of an IPv6 address would be 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and with this format the total number of IPs that could be created is many times larger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each domain name has its website hosting server IP as a record and in essence, this record instructs the domain name where the Internet site for it is. Depending on the system which the company uses, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record permits you to host your site with one company and your e-mails with another, so if you choose to use such a redirection to point a domain address to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll have to set up an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Shared Website Hosting

The highly developed Hepsia website hosting CP, provided with our shared website hosting, will permit you to set up a new AAAA record with ease. When you are inside the account and you navigate to the DNS Records section, you will find all records you have for every hosted domain name 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 only input or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We have a step-by-step guide in case you have never created records for your domains, but it's not likely that you will need it as Hepsia is much easier to use than other Control Panels available. Within an hour your new record shall be working and your domain will start resolving to the servers of the other provider. Additionally, there is an option to modify the TTL value, which outlines how long this record is going to be working if you modify it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value which the other service provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

As our leading-edge cloud web hosting platform supports AAAA records, you are going to be able to create one with no trouble for any internet domain or subdomain which you host in a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record is going to propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using the services of any other company you forward the domain/subdomain to right away. You could create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel in which you will also find all other records that were created automatically or you have created manually previously. The creation of the new AAAA record is as easy as selecting the needed Internet domain or subdomain and the AAAA type through simple drop-down menus, inputting the IPv6 address in a text box and saving the modification. You'll be able to edit the record at any time if necessary. If the other service provider requires a certain TTL value for the new record, you will be able to edit this setting too. The Time To Live option determines how long an existing record will keep working after you edit it or erase it and the time is in seconds.