An AAAA record is an IP within the newly introduced IPv6 format and it is made up of eight groups of hexadecimal digits, unlike the IPv4 IPs, which include four groups of digits in between 1 and 255. An example of an IPv6 address is 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and in this format the sheer number of IPs that could be created is many times bigger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every single domain has its website hosting server Internet protocol address as a record and in essence, this unique record instructs the domain address where the Internet site for it is. Depending on the system the company employs, the record is going to be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record permits you to host your website with one provider and your e-mails with another, so if you choose to use this type of redirection to point a domain 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 or a subdomain 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 will not take you more than only a few mouse clicks to do that through our effective, though easy-to-use Hepsia CP. Once you navigate to the DNS Records section and click the Create a New Record button, a little pop-up will show up. This is the place in which you can create any DNS record, so you just have to choose the needed domain name or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down navigation and enter the IPv6 address, which is the actual record. Just in case you have no experience with such matters, you will not have any problems as Hepsia is quite intuitive and the new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, so you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other provider. In case they require it, you will also be able to modify the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, outlining how long it will remain active in the global DNS system after you edit it or remove it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Setting up a new AAAA record for a domain address or a subdomain hosted in a semi-dedicated server from our company features a few very simple steps, which you will be able to find in the Help section of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel as well. You'll need to pick the hostname for which the new record will 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 selecting the one that you need and inputting the IPv6 address for it. This is done with no more than a few clicks, so you can easily point any hostname to a different company by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they provide. It takes seconds for the new record to be active and just about an hour for it to propagate globally, so you'll be done in no time. The other company may also ask you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, that's different from the default one - 3600 seconds. This feature outlines how long it will take for any new value that you set for your record to take effect while the old value is still active.