An AAAA record is an IP within the freshly released IPv6 format and it comprises of 8 different groups of hexadecimal digits, unlike the IPv4 IPs, that include 4 sets of numbers in 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 sheer number of IPs that can be created is many times higher than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every domain name has its hosting server Internet protocol as a record and in essence, this record informs the domain name 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 will allow you to host your website with one company and your e-mails with a different one, so if you decide 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 Website Hosting

In order to use a domain or a subdomain that you have inside a website hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you have to create an AAAA record for that, it is not going to take you more than only a few mouse clicks to do that using our effective, albeit 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 place where you could set up any DNS record, so you just have to pick the needed domain or subdomain and the type of record via drop-down menus and type in the IPv6 address, that’s the actual record. Just in case you have no experience with such matters, you will not have any problems as Hepsia is extremely intuitive and the new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using your domain/subdomain with the other company. In case they demand it, you're also going to be able to edit the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, defining how long it'll stay active in the global DNS system after you modify it or delete it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Creating a new AAAA record for a domain name or a subdomain hosted inside a semi-dedicated server from our company involves only a few very easy steps, which you will be able to find within the Help section of your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel as well. You'll need to choose the hostname for which the new record will be created from a drop-down menu in which you will find all your domains and subdomains. Setting up the new AAAA record is as easy as choosing the one that you need and typing in the IPv6 address for it. This is done with no more than a few mouse clicks, so you can very easily point any hostname to a different provider by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they offer. It will take mere seconds for the new record to be functioning and only about an hour for it to propagate worldwide, so you'll be done in no time. The other service provider can also require you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, that's different from the standard 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.