An AAAA record is an IP address within the newly presented IPv6 format and it comprises of eight sets of hexadecimal digits, in contrast to the IPv4 IPs, which include 4 sets of digits between 1 and 255. A good example of an IPv6 address is 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and in this format the amount of IPs that could be created is many times bigger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each and every domain name has its web hosting server Internet protocol as a record and in essence, that record tells the domain where the site for it is. Depending on the system that the provider employs, the record is going to be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record enables you to host your site with one provider and your email messages with a different one, so if you choose to use this kind 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 Website Hosting

The highly developed Hepsia website hosting CP, bundled with our website hosting, will permit you to set up a new AAAA record with ease. Once you are in the account and you navigate to the DNS Records section, you'll find all records that 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 choose the domain/subdomain in question, select AAAA then just input or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We've got a step-by-step guide in case you have never created records for your domains, but it is extremely unlikely that you'll need it as Hepsia is much easier to work with compared with other Control Panels on the market. Within an hour your new record shall be working and your domain shall start resolving to the servers of the other provider. There's also an option to change the TTL value, which shows how long this record is going to be functioning if you modify it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value that the other service provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

When you've got a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you need to create an AAAA record for a domain you have hosted in it or a subdomain you have set up, it is going to take you just a few mouse clicks inside the Hepsia Control Panel to accomplish this. Even though you may have never had a website hosting account before, you will not encounter any problems since you will use a very simple and user-friendly interface. All the DNS records for your domains are going to be listed in a section of the CP with the same name, so as soon as you go there, you'll see all records that have been created automatically or manually and you will be able to set up a new one by simply clicking on the corresponding button. A small pop-up will appear, so with only a few clicks you can choose the type of record you require and for which domain name or subdomain it's going to be set up. Then, just paste the IPv6 address in a text box, save the change and an hour later the new AAAA record is going to be fully live. As an optional setting, you can pick the length of time this record will be functioning after you modify it or delete it in the future. This is actually the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can modify from the default 3600 seconds when the other provider needs it.