An AAAA record is an IP in the newly launched IPv6 format and it is made up of 8 different sets of hexadecimal numbers, in contrast to the IPv4 IPs, which feature four sets of numbers 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 amount of IPs that may be created is many times bigger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every single domain has its hosting server IP as a record and in essence, this unique record tells the domain address where the website for it is located. Depending on the system that the provider uses, the record is going to be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record enables you to host your site with one company and your emails with a different one, so if you decide to use such a redirection to point a domain name to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you will have to create an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Web Hosting

In order to use a domain address or a subdomain that you have inside a web hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you have to create an AAAA record for that, it won't take you more than a few mouse clicks to do this through our highly effective, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia CP. As soon as you go to the DNS Records section and click the Create a New Record button, a compact pop-up will show up. This is the spot in which you can create any DNS record, so you simply have to pick the needed domain name or subdomain and the type of record from drop-down options menu and type in the IPv6 address, that’s the actual record. Just in case you have no experience with such matters, you won't have any problems as Hepsia is very intuitive and your new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using your domain/subdomain with the other service provider. Provided they require it, you will also be able to change the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, determining how long it's going to remain active in the global DNS system after you modify it or remove it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Creating a new AAAA record for a domain name or a subdomain hosted inside a semi-dedicated server from our company involves a few very easy steps, which you will be able to find within the Help section of your Hepsia hosting Control Panel as well. You'll need to pick the hostname for which the new record is going to be created from a drop-down menu where you will find all your domain names and subdomains. Creating the new AAAA record is as basic 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 quickly point any hostname to a different service provider by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they offer. It will take seconds for the new record to be live and only around an hour for it to propagate world-wide, so you will be done in no time. The other service provider can also ask you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, that's different from the standard one - 3600 seconds. This feature reveals how long it will take for any new value which you set for your record to take effect as the old value is still active.