An AAAA record is an IP address in the recently launched IPv6 format and it comprises of 8 sets of hexadecimal digits, unlike the IPv4 IPs, which feature 4 groups of digits in between 1 and 255. An illustration of an IPv6 address is 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and in this format the total number of IPs which can be created is many times larger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every domain name has its web hosting server IP as a record and in essence, this record informs the domain address where the website for it is located. Depending on the system that the service provider uses, the record is going to 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 this type of redirection to point a domain to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll need to create an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Shared Website Hosting

The state-of-the-art Hepsia web hosting Control Panel, included with our shared website hosting, will enable you to set up a new AAAA record with ease. When you're in the account and you go to the DNS Records section, you will discover all records you have for any hosted domain or a subdomain under it. All it takes to set up the AAAA record is to click on the New Record button, to select the domain/subdomain in question, choose AAAA and then simply input 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 not likely that you'll need it as Hepsia is much simpler to work with in comparison with other Control Panels on the market. Within an hour your new record shall be working and your domain address shall start resolving to the servers of the other provider. There's also an option to change the TTL value, which outlines how long this record will be functioning if you edit it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value which the other provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Creating a new AAAA record is extremely easy with our user-friendly Hepsia hosting CP, so if you host a domain inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you require such a record either for it or for a subdomain which you have set up under it, you're going to be able to create it in a few rather simple steps and with no hassle. Hepsia features a section dedicated to the DNS records of your domain addresses in which you can find all existing records or set up new ones with several clicks. All it takes to accomplish this is to pick the domain/subdomain you want to change, choose AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and enter the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address the other provider has given you. Within an hour after you save the modification, the newly created record is going to propagate globally and your Internet domain will start pointing to the third-party server. If they require it, you could also edit the TTL value, which outlines the time this record is going to be functioning with its current value before a new one takes over if you make any changes in the future.