An AAAA record is an IP within the recently presented IPv6 format and it is made up of eight sets of hexadecimal digits, unlike the IPv4 IPs, which feature 4 sets of numbers in between 1 and 255. An example of an IPv6 address is 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and with this format the total number of IPs that can be created is many times larger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each and every domain name has its web hosting server IP as a record and in essence, that record instructs the domain address where the Internet site for it is. Depending on the system that the company uses, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record enables you to host your site with one company and your email messages with a different one, so if you choose to use this kind of redirection to forward a domain to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll have to set up an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Web Hosting

If you'd like to set up a new AAAA record a domain name or subdomain hosted within your web hosting account, it is not going to take you more than several easy steps to do that. Our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel is very intuitive to use and it'll enable you to set up or edit any record without difficulty. When you log in and go to the DNS Records section, in which you'll discover all present records for your domain addresses and subdomains, you will simply have to click the "New" button, choose AAAA from a small drop-down menu inside the pop-up that will show up, type or paste the necessary IPv6 address and save the modification - it is as simple as that. The new record shall be 100% functioning within only an hour and the hostname that you have created it for is going to start opening whatever content you have with the other company. If required, you will also be able to change the TTL (Time To Live) value, which shows the time in seconds the new record will be active after you eventually change it to something different or you simply delete it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

When you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you ought to set up 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 within the Hepsia CP to achieve that. Even if you have never had a hosting account before, you will not encounter any problems because you will use a very simple and intuitive interface. All the DNS records for your domain names will be listed in a section of the Control Panel with the same name, so when you go there, you will notice all records that have been created 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 shall appear, so with a couple of mouse clicks you can select the type of record you need and for which Internet domain or subdomain it will be set up. Afterwards, just paste the IPv6 address within a text box, save the modification and 1 hour later the new AAAA record is going to be completely functioning. As an optional setting, you can choose the time this record shall be operating after you edit it or remove it in the future. This is actually the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can change from the standard 3600 seconds in case the other provider requires it.