An AAAA record is an IP address in the freshly released IPv6 format and it consists of 8 sets of hexadecimal digits, unlike the IPv4 IPs, which include 4 sets of digits between 1 and 255. A good example of an IPv6 address would be 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and in this format the total number of IPs that could be created is many times bigger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every single domain has its website hosting server IP as a record and in essence, this record tells the domain address where the Internet site for it is located. Depending on the system the service provider employs, the record is going to be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record permits you to host your website with one provider and your email messages with another, so if you choose to use this sort of redirection to forward a domain name to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll need to set up an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

The highly developed Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with our cloud hosting, will enable you to set up a new AAAA record without difficulty. Once you are inside the account and you visit the DNS Records section, you'll find all records that you have for every hosted domain address or a subdomain under it. All it takes to create the AAAA record is to click on the New Record button, to select the domain/subdomain in question, pick AAAA after which only type in or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We also have a step-by-step guide if you've never created records for your domain names, but it is less likely that you'll need it as Hepsia is much easier to make use of in comparison with other Control Panels available. Within an hour your new record will be live and your domain name will start resolving to the servers of the other provider. In addition, there’s an option to change the TTL value, which determines how long this record will be working if you edit it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value which the other service provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

As our sophisticated cloud web hosting platform supports AAAA records, you're going to be able to create one with ease for any domain address or subdomain you host within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record is going to propagate within the hour, so you can start using the services of any other provider you point the domain/subdomain to right away. You can create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel in which you will also find all other records that were set up automatically or you have set up manually in the past. The set up of the new AAAA record is as easy as selecting the needed domain or subdomain and the AAAA type from simple drop-down menus, inputting the IPv6 address within a text box and saving the change. You are going to be able to change the record anytime if required. If the other provider requires a particular TTL value for the new record, you will be able to change this setting too. The Time To Live option defines how long an existing record will keep operating after you edit it or delete it and the time is in seconds.