An AAAA record is an IP address within the recently introduced IPv6 format and it comprises of 8 sets of hexadecimal numbers, unlike the IPv4 IPs, which feature 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 with this format the number of IPs that could be created is many times larger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every single domain has its web hosting server Internet protocol as a record and in essence, this unique record informs the domain address where the website for it is. Depending on the system which the service provider employs, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record will allow you to host your website with one provider and your email messages with a different one, so if you decide to use such a redirection to point a domain address to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll need to create an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Shared Website Hosting

If you wish to use a domain address or a subdomain which you have in a shared website hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you ought to set up an AAAA record for that, it is not going to take you more than just a few mouse clicks to do that using our highly effective, though easy-to-use Hepsia CP. When you navigate to the DNS Records section and then click the Create a New Record button, a compact pop-up will show up. This is the area in which you can set up any DNS record, so you just have to choose the needed domain or subdomain and the type of record via drop-down menus and input the IPv6 address, that is the actual record. Just in case you have no experience with such matters, you will not have any difficulties as Hepsia is very intuitive and the new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, so that you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other provider. In case they demand it, you are also going to be able to change the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, outlining how long it is going to remain active in the global DNS system after you change it or erase it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Creating a new AAAA record for a domain address or a subdomain hosted in a semi-dedicated server from our company features only a couple of very simple steps, which you'll be able to find within the Help section of your Hepsia hosting CP as well. You will have to select the hostname for which the new record will be created from a drop-down menu where you will find your domain addresses and subdomains. Setting up the new AAAA record is as easy as picking out the one that you need and entering the IPv6 address for it. This is achieved with no more than a couple of mouse clicks, so you can effortlessly direct any hostname to a different company by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they supply. It will take just a few seconds for the new record to be live and only about an hour for it to propagate around the globe, so you'll be done in no time. The other company could also require you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, that's different from the default one - 3600 seconds. This feature reveals 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.