An AAAA record is an Internet protocol address in the freshly launched IPv6 format and it comprises of eight different sets of hexadecimal digits, unlike the IPv4 IPs, which feature four groups of numbers between 1 and 255. An 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 can be created is many times larger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every single domain has its web hosting server Internet protocol address as a record and in essence, this unique record informs the domain address where the website for it is. Depending on the system that the service provider uses, the record is going to be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record allows you to host your Internet site with one company and your e-mails with another, so if you choose to use this kind of 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 Hosting

If you need to create a new AAAA record a domain address or subdomain hosted in your hosting account, it won't take you more than a couple of simple steps to do that. Our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel is quite intuitive to use and it'll allow you to set up or edit every single record with ease. When you sign in and visit the DNS Records section, where you'll discover all present records for your domain names and subdomains, you will simply have to click the "New" button, select AAAA from a small drop-down options menu in the pop-up that'll appear, input or paste the necessary IPv6 address and save the modification - it is as simple as that. The new record will be fully functioning within a maximum of an hour and the hostname you have created it for will start opening whatever content you have with the other company. When required, you'll also be able to modify the TTL (Time To Live) value, which indicates the time in seconds that the new record will be functioning after you eventually edit it to something different or you simply remove it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

As our state-of-the-art cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you're going to be able to create one effortlessly for every domain or subdomain which you host within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record is going to propagate within the hour, so you can 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 CP where you will also find all other records that were created automatically or you have created manually in the past. The creation of the new AAAA record is as simple as choosing the needed Internet domain or subdomain and the AAAA type through simple drop-down menus, inputting the IPv6 address inside a text box and saving the modification. You will be able to edit the record anytime if required. Assuming the other service provider needs a certain TTL value for the new record, you'll be able to change this setting also. The Time To Live option defines how long an existing record will keep functioning after you edit it or remove it and the time is in seconds.