An AAAA record is an IP address in the recently introduced IPv6 format and it consists of 8 different sets of hexadecimal digits, in contrast to the IPv4 IPs, that include four sets of numbers in between 1 and 255. A good example of an IPv6 address would be 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and with this format the sheer number of IPs that may be created is many times bigger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every domain has its website hosting server IP address as a record and in essence, this record tells the domain where the site for it is. Depending on the system the provider employs, the record is going to be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record enables you to host your Internet site with one company and your email messages with a different one, so if you choose to use this type of redirection to point a domain to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you will need to create an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Shared Hosting

If you use a service through a third-party service provider and you have to set up an AAAA record to direct a domain name or a subdomain to their system, you're going to be able to do that with a few mouse clicks in the Hepsia CP, which comes with all of our shared hosting packages. After you log in, you will need to visit the DNS Records section in which you will find all records for any domain or subdomain hosted in the account. Setting up a new record is as easy as clicking on a button, picking the type from a drop-down options menu, which will be AAAA in this case, and then inserting the value, or the actual IPv6 address, within a text box. As an extra option you can change the TTL value (Time To Live), that defines how long the record is going to be functioning after you modify it or remove it in the future. The new AAAA record is going to be working in just an hour and will propagate globally an hour or two later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start pointing to the new web server.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

As our advanced cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you'll be able to create one without difficulty for every internet domain or subdomain which you host within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record will propagate within the hour, so you can start using the services of any other company you direct the domain/subdomain to in no time. You can create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia hosting CP in which you will also find all the other records that were set up automatically or you have set up manually in the past. The creation of the new AAAA record is as easy as picking the needed domain or subdomain and the AAAA type from simple drop-down menus, typing the IPv6 address inside a text box and saving the modification. You'll be able to edit the record at any time if needed. Assuming the other provider requires a particular TTL value for the new record, you will be able to edit this setting also. The Time To Live option outlines how long an existing record will continue functioning after you change it or delete it and the time is in seconds.