An AAAA record is an IP address within the newly launched IPv6 format and it consists of 8 different groups of hexadecimal numbers, unlike the IPv4 IPs, that include four sets of numbers 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 could be created is many times larger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each and every domain name has its website hosting server IP as a record and in essence, that record instructs the domain address where the website for it is. Depending on the system that the company uses, the record is going to be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record permits you to host your Internet site with one provider and your email messages with a different one, so if you choose to use such a redirection to forward a domain to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll have to create an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Shared Hosting

If you wish to use a domain name or a subdomain which you have within a shared hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you have to create an AAAA record for that, it won't take you more than a few mouse clicks to do this by using our amazing, though easy-to-use Hepsia CP. As soon as you navigate to the DNS Records section and then click the Create a New Record button, a compact pop-up will appear. This is the place where you can set up any DNS record, so you simply have to pick the needed domain or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down options menu and type in the IPv6 address, which is the actual record. In case you have zero experience with such matters, you'll not have any problems as Hepsia is quite user-friendly and your new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, so that you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other company. If they require it, you'll also be able to modify the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, defining how long it's going to remain active in the global DNS system after you change it or delete it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Setting up a new AAAA record for a domain or a subdomain hosted inside a semi-dedicated server from our company features only a few really easy steps, that you will be able to find in the Help section of your Hepsia website hosting CP as well. You will need to pick the hostname for which the new record is going to be created from a drop-down menu in which you will find all your domain names and subdomains. Creating the new AAAA record is as simple as selecting the one that you need and inputting the IPv6 address for it. This is accomplished with no more than a couple of mouse clicks, so you can very easily direct any hostname to a different company by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they supply. It will take seconds for the new record to be live and only around an hour for it to propagate world-wide, so you'll be done in no time. The other company may also require 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 that you set for your record to take effect as the old value is still active.