An AAAA record is an IP within the recently released IPv6 format and it consists of eight sets of hexadecimal numbers, as opposed to the IPv4 IPs, which feature 4 sets of digits 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 which can be created is many times larger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every single domain has its hosting server Internet protocol address as a record and in essence, this record tells the domain address where the Internet site for it is. Depending on the system the provider uses, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record will allow you to host your Internet site with one provider and your e-mails with another, so if you choose to use such a redirection to forward 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

If you'd like to use a domain or a subdomain which you have in a shared website hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you have to set up an AAAA record for that, it will not take you more than a few clicks to do that using our effective, though easy-to-use Hepsia CP. When you visit the DNS Records section and then click the Create a New Record button, a compact pop-up will show up. This is the place where you could create any DNS record, so you simply have to choose the needed domain name or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down navigation and enter the IPv6 address, that is the actual record. If you happen to have no experience with such matters, you will not have any troubles as Hepsia is quite intuitive and your new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, so you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other service provider. Provided they require it, you will also be able to edit the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, defining how long it is going to stay active in the global DNS system after you change it or remove it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Setting up a new AAAA record for a domain or a subdomain hosted inside a semi-dedicated server from our company includes only a few very simple steps, that you will be able to find in the Help section of your Hepsia hosting CP as well. You will need to pick the hostname for which the new record is going to be created from a drop-down menu in which you will find your domain addresses and subdomains. Setting up the new AAAA record is as easy as picking out the one that you need and typing in the IPv6 address for it. This is accomplished with no more than a few clicks, so you can easily point any hostname to a different company by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they provide. It's going to take seconds for the new record to be working and just about an hour for it to propagate around the globe, so you'll be done in no time. The other service provider can also ask you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, which is different from the standard one - 3600 seconds. This feature determines how long it will take for any new value that you set for your record to take effect while the old value is still active.