An AAAA record is an IP in the newly launched IPv6 format and it is comprised of 8 sets of hexadecimal digits, as opposed to 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 in this format the total number of IPs which can be created is many times bigger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every domain name has its web hosting server IP as a record and in essence, this unique record informs the domain name where the Internet site for it is located. Depending on the system that the provider uses, the record is going to be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record allows you to host your Internet site with one provider and your e-mails with a different one, so if you decide to use this type of redirection to point a domain name to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you will have to create an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Shared Hosting

If you are using a service through a third-party provider and you've got to set up an AAAA record to forward a domain or a subdomain to their system, you're going to be able to do that with only a couple of clicks within the Hepsia CP, which comes with all our shared hosting packages. After you sign in, you will need to proceed to the DNS Records section in which you are going to find all the records for every domain name or subdomain hosted within the account. Setting up a new record is as easy as clicking on a button, picking the type from a drop-down options menu, that is to be AAAA in this case, and then inserting the value, or the actual IPv6 address, within a text box. As an additional option you could edit the TTL value (Time To Live), which defines how long the record will be functioning after you change it or delete it in the future. The new AAAA record is going to be working 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 pointing to the new web server.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Creating a new AAAA record is incredibly easy using our user-friendly Hepsia hosting Control Panel, so if you host a domain address within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you want such a record either for it or for a subdomain that you've created under it, you are going to be able to create it in a few rather simple steps and with no hassle. Hepsia includes a section devoted to the DNS records of your domain addresses in which you can find all current records or create new ones with several mouse clicks. All it takes to achieve that is to choose the domain/subdomain that you'd like to change, choose AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and type the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address the other company has given you. Within an hour after you save the change, the new record will propagate worldwide and your Internet domain will start forwarding to the third-party web server. If they need it, you can even edit the TTL value, which outlines the time this record shall be active with its existing value before a new one kicks in if you make any adjustments in the future.