An AAAA record is an IP address in the freshly introduced IPv6 format and it consists of 8 groups of hexadecimal numbers, unlike the IPv4 IPs, that include four groups of digits 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 may be created is many times larger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every domain has its web hosting server IP as a record and in essence, that record instructs the domain address where the site for it is. Depending on the system the provider employs, the record is going to be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record enables you to host your site with one company and your e-mails with another, so if you choose to use this kind of 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 Shared Website Hosting

If you'd like to create a new AAAA record a domain address or subdomain hosted in your shared website hosting account, it won't take you more than several basic steps to do that. Our in-house built Hepsia CP is very intuitive to use and it'll permit you to set up or change every single record easily. As soon as you log in and go to the DNS Records section, where you can find all current records for your domain names and subdomains, you'll only have to click the "New" button, select AAAA from a small drop-down options menu inside the pop-up that will appear, enter or paste the required IPv6 address and save the modification - it is as easy as that. The new record is going to be fully live within only 1 hour and the hostname which you have created it for is going to start opening whatever content you have with the other provider. If necessary, you are also going to be able to edit the TTL (Time To Live) value, which indicates the time in seconds that the new record will be functioning after you eventually change it to something different or you simply erase it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

When you've got a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you need to set up an AAAA record for a domain you have hosted in it or a subdomain you've set up, it'll take you only a few mouse clicks within the Hepsia Control Panel to accomplish this. Even when you have never had a hosting account before, you will not experience any issues because you will use a very simple and easy-to-use 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 which have been created automatically or manually and you will be able to set up a new one by clicking on the corresponding button. A small pop-up will appear, so with only a few mouse clicks you can choose the type of record that you need and for which Internet domain or subdomain it's going to be created. Afterwards, simply paste the IPv6 address within a text box, save the modification and one hour later the new AAAA record will be completely functioning. As an optional setting, you can choose how long this record is going to be working after you edit 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 when the other provider requires it.