An AAAA record is an Internet protocol address within the recently presented IPv6 format and it consists of 8 groups of hexadecimal digits, unlike the IPv4 IPs, that include four groups of digits 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 which can be created is many times higher than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each domain name has its hosting server Internet protocol address as a record and in essence, this record informs the domain address where the Internet site for it can be found. Depending on the system that the company employs, the record is going to be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record will allow you to host your website with one company and your emails with a different one, so if you decide to use this type of redirection to point a domain address to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you will have to set up an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Shared Hosting

If you are using a service through a third-party company and you've got to set up an AAAA record to direct a domain name or a subdomain to their system, you are going to be able to do that with just a few clicks within the Hepsia Control Panel, included with our shared hosting plans. After you log in, you need to visit the DNS Records section in which you are going to find all the records for any domain or subdomain hosted in the account. Setting up a new record is as simple as clicking on a button, picking the type from a drop-down options menu, which will be AAAA in this case, and then inputting the value, or the actual IPv6 address, inside a text box. As an additional option you are able to change the TTL value (Time To Live), which outlines how long the record is going to be live after you modify it or delete it in the future. The new AAAA record will be operating in only an hour and will propagate globally a couple of hours later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start redirecting to the new hosting server.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Creating a new AAAA record is very easy with our user-friendly Hepsia hosting Control Panel, so if you host a domain name in a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you require such a record either for it or for a subdomain that you've created under it, you are going to be able to create it within a few quite simple steps and without any hassle. Hepsia includes a section devoted to the DNS records of your domain names where you can find all current records or create new ones with a few clicks. All it takes to achieve that is to pick the domain/subdomain you need to change, select AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and input the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address which the other company has given you. Within an hour after you save the change, the new record is going to propagate globally and your domain name will start directing to the third-party server. If they require it, you can even change the TTL value, which shows the time this record is going to be operating with its present value before a new one kicks in if you make any adjustments in the future.