An AAAA record is an IP within the recently introduced IPv6 format and it comprises of 8 sets of hexadecimal digits, unlike the IPv4 IPs, which include 4 groups of digits between 1 and 255. An example of an IPv6 address would be 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and in this format the number of IPs that could be created is many times larger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each and every domain has its web hosting server Internet protocol as a record and in essence, this record instructs the domain where the website for it can be found. Depending on the system that the provider uses, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record permits you to host your website with one provider and your e-mails with another, so if you choose to use this kind 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

The cutting-edge Hepsia hosting Control Panel, included with our shared hosting, allows you to set up a new AAAA record easily. Once you are within 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 set up the AAAA record is to click on the New Record button, to choose the domain/subdomain in question, choose 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 domain addresses, but it is not likely that you will need it as Hepsia is much easier to make use of than other Control Panels available. Within an hour your new record is going to be active and your domain will start resolving to the servers of the other company. In addition, there’s an option to change the TTL value, which shows how long this record is going to be working if you edit it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value which the other provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you ought to create an AAAA record for a domain you have hosted in it or a subdomain you've created, it'll take you just a few mouse clicks inside the Hepsia CP to do that. In case you have never had a hosting account before, you won't encounter any difficulties as you will use a very simple and user-friendly interface. All of the DNS records for your domains are going to be listed in a section of the Control Panel with the same name, so once you go there, you'll see all records that have been set up automatically or manually and you're going to be able to create a new one by clicking on the corresponding button. A compact pop-up shall appear, so with a couple of clicks you can select the type of record that you need and for which Internet domain or subdomain it'll be created. After that, simply paste the IPv6 address in a text box, save the modification and an hour later the new AAAA record is going to be fully functioning. As an optional setting, you may choose how long this record is going to be functioning after you modify it or remove it in the future. That is 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 service provider demands it.