An AAAA record is an IP within the freshly presented IPv6 format and it comprises of 8 different groups of hexadecimal digits, in contrast to the IPv4 IPs, that include 4 groups of numbers in between 1 and 255. An example of an IPv6 address is 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and with this format the amount of IPs that may be created is many times higher than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each domain name has its web hosting server Internet protocol address as a record and in essence, this unique record informs the domain name where the website for it is. Depending on the system that the service provider employs, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record permits you to host your site with one company and your email messages with a different one, so if you decide to use this type 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 Cloud Hosting

If you use a service with a third-party company and you have to create an AAAA record to forward a domain name or a subdomain to their system, you are going to be able to do that with a couple of clicks within the Hepsia CP, provided with all our cloud hosting packages. As soon as you log in, you need to proceed to the DNS Records section in which you will find all the records for every domain name or subdomain hosted inside the account. Setting up a new record is as basic as clicking on a button, picking out the type from a drop-down menu, that will be AAAA in this case, and then typing the value, or the actual IPv6 address, in a text box. As an extra option you are able to edit the TTL value (Time To Live), that specifies how long the record is functioning after you modify it or delete it in the future. The new AAAA record is going to be operating in just an hour and will propagate worldwide a few hours later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start pointing to the new web server.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Setting up a new AAAA record is quite easy with our user-friendly Hepsia hosting CP, so if you host a domain address in a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you require such a record either for it or for a subdomain which you have created under it, you'll be able to create it in a few very simple steps and with no hassle. Hepsia includes a section devoted to the DNS records of your domain addresses in which you can find all existing records or create new ones with several mouse clicks. All it takes to do this is to select the domain/subdomain you need to change, pick AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and enter the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address which the other company has given you. Within an hour after you save the modification, the newly created record is going to propagate world-wide and your Internet domain will start pointing to the third-party server. If they require it, you can also edit the TTL value, which indicates the time this record is going to be working with its present value before a new one kicks in if you make any adjustments in the future.