An AAAA record is an IP within the newly released IPv6 format and it comprises of eight groups of hexadecimal digits, in contrast to the IPv4 IPs, which feature 4 sets of numbers between 1 and 255. An example 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 greater than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each domain name has its hosting server IP address as a record and in essence, this record tells the domain name where the website for it can be found. Depending on the system which the company employs, the record is going to be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record enables you to host your website with one company and your email messages with another, so if you choose to use this kind of redirection to point a domain to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll have to set up an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

The advanced Hepsia hosting CP, which comes with our cloud hosting, allows you to set up a new AAAA record easily. When you're within the account and you navigate to the DNS Records section, you'll find all records you have for every hosted domain name or a subdomain under it. All it takes to set up the AAAA record is to click the New Record button, to select the domain/subdomain in question, choose AAAA and then simply enter or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We also have a step-by-step guide in case you have never created records for your domains, but it's unlikely that you will need it as Hepsia is much easier to make use of than other Control Panels available on the market. Within an hour your new record shall be live and your domain name will start resolving to the servers of the other company. There's also an option to modify the TTL value, which shows how long this record will be functioning if you edit it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value which the other provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Setting up a new AAAA record is quite easy using our user-friendly Hepsia hosting Control Panel, 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 that you have created under it, you will be able to create it within a few very simple steps and without any hassle. Hepsia has a section devoted to the DNS records of your domain addresses in which you can find all current records or create new ones with several mouse clicks. All it takes to do this is to choose the domain/subdomain you want to edit, choose AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and input the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address which the other provider has given you. Within an hour after you save the change, the newly created record will propagate worldwide and your domain address will start directing to the third-party hosting server. If they need it, you could also edit the TTL value, which reveals the time this record is going to be functioning with its present value before a new one takes over if you make any modifications in the future.