An AAAA record is an Internet protocol address within the recently released IPv6 format and it comprises of eight different sets of hexadecimal digits, unlike the IPv4 IPs, which feature four groups of digits 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 amount of IPs that could be created is many times higher than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each domain name has its hosting server IP address as a record and in essence, this unique record tells the domain address where the website for it is. Depending on the system that the service provider employs, the record is going to be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record enables you to host your website with one company and your e-mails with a different one, so if you decide to use this kind of redirection to forward a domain address to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll need to set up an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Website Hosting

In order to use a domain address or a subdomain which you have within a website hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you need to set up an AAAA record for that, it will not take you more than just a few mouse clicks to do that by using our powerful, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. As soon as you visit the DNS Records section and click on the Create a New Record button, a small pop-up will show up. This is the spot 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 from drop-down options menu and input the IPv6 address, that is the actual record. Just in case you have zero experience with such matters, you won't have any issues as Hepsia is extremely user-friendly and the new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, so you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other provider. Provided they demand it, you're also going to be able to edit the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, determining how long it will remain active in the global DNS system after you edit it or remove it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you ought to create an AAAA record for a domain you have hosted in it or a subdomain you have set up, it will take you just a few clicks inside the Hepsia CP to accomplish this. In case you have never had a website hosting account before, you will not face any issues as you will use a very simple and easy-to-use interface. All the DNS records for your domain names will be listed in a section of the Control Panel with the same name, so when you go there, you will notice all records which have been created automatically or manually and you will be able to create a new one by simply clicking on the corresponding button. A small pop-up shall appear, so with only several clicks you can select the type of record that you need and for which Internet domain or subdomain it's going to be set up. Afterwards, just paste the IPv6 address within a text box, save the modification and one hour later the new AAAA record is going to be fully active. As an optional setting, you can choose how long this record is going to be working after you modify it or remove it in the future. That's the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can change from the standard 3600 seconds if the other provider needs it.