An AAAA record is an Internet protocol address within the newly released IPv6 format and it consists of 8 sets of hexadecimal digits, as opposed to the IPv4 IPs, that include 4 sets of digits in between 1 and 255. A good example of an IPv6 address would be 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and in this format the sheer number 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 record instructs the domain where the site for it can be found. 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 site with one provider and your emails with another, so if you choose to use such a redirection to point a domain to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll have to set up an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

If you are using a service with a third-party provider and you need to set up an AAAA record to forward a domain name or a subdomain to their system, you will be able to do that with only a couple of mouse clicks through the Hepsia Control Panel, supplied with all of our cloud hosting plans. After you sign in, you have to proceed to the DNS Records section where you will find all the records for any domain address or subdomain hosted inside the account. Setting up a new record is as basic as clicking on a button, choosing the type from a drop-down options menu, that will be AAAA in this case, and then entering the value, or the actual IPv6 address, within a text box. As an additional option you could change the TTL value (Time To Live), that defines how long the record is going to be live after you edit it or erase it in the future. The new AAAA record will be live in just an hour and will propagate around the world an hour or two later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start directing to the new server.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Setting up a new AAAA record for a domain name or a subdomain hosted inside a semi-dedicated server from our company includes only a couple of very simple steps, that you will be able to find in the Help section of your Hepsia website hosting CP as well. You'll have to choose the hostname for which the new record will be created from a drop-down menu where you will find all of your domain addresses and subdomains. Creating the new AAAA record is as easy as selecting the one that you need and entering the IPv6 address for it. This is done with no more than a few clicks, so you can effortlessly point any hostname to a different service provider by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they supply. It takes seconds for the new record to be active and only about an hour for it to propagate globally, so you'll be done in no time. The other service provider could also request you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, which is different from the default one - 3600 seconds. This feature determines how long it will take for any new value which you set for your record to take effect as the old value is still active.