An AAAA record is an IP address in the newly released IPv6 format and it comprises of 8 different sets of hexadecimal numbers, in contrast to the IPv4 IPs, which feature 4 groups of digits between 1 and 255. An illustration 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 greater than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each domain has its web hosting server Internet protocol as a record and in essence, this record informs the domain address where the Internet site for it can be found. Depending on the system which the service provider employs, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record allows you to host your site with one company and your e-mails with another, so if you decide to use this kind of redirection to point a domain name to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you will have to set up an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Shared Hosting

The advanced Hepsia website hosting Control Panel, bundled with our shared hosting, will allow you to create a new AAAA record with ease. When you are in the account and you visit the DNS Records section, you will discover all records you have for every hosted domain address or a subdomain under it. All it takes to create the AAAA record is to click the New Record button, to pick the domain/subdomain in question, pick AAAA and then just input or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We also have a step-by-step guide if you have never created records for your domains, but it's unlikely that you'll need it as Hepsia is much simpler to employ than other Control Panels available. Within an hour your new record shall be functioning and your domain will start resolving to the servers of the other service provider. There's also an option to modify the TTL value, which determines how long this record will be working if you edit it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value that the other provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

In case you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you have to create an AAAA record for a domain you have hosted in it or a subdomain you have set up, it'll take you only a few clicks in the Hepsia Control Panel to achieve that. Even when you have never had a website hosting account before, you will not face any troubles as you will use a very simple and intuitive interface. All of the DNS records for your domain addresses are going to be listed in a section of the Control Panel with the same name, so when you go there, you'll see all records that have been set up automatically or manually and you are going to be able to set up a new one by simply clicking on the corresponding button. A compact pop-up will appear, so with several mouse clicks you can select the type of record you require and for which domain or subdomain it'll be created. Afterwards, just paste the IPv6 address inside a text box, save the modification and one hour later the new AAAA record is going to be completely live. As an optional setting, you can pick how long this record is going to be active after you modify it or erase it in the future. This is actually the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can modify from the standard 3600 seconds in case the other provider requires it.