An AAAA record is an IP address in the newly released IPv6 format and it consists of eight sets of hexadecimal numbers, in contrast to the IPv4 IPs, that include four sets of digits between 1 and 255. An illustration of an IPv6 address is 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and in this format the amount of IPs that can be created is many times higher than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every single domain has its web hosting server IP as a record and in essence, that record instructs the domain name where the website for it can be found. Depending on the system that the provider uses, the record is going to be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record will allow you to host your website with one provider and your emails with another, so if you decide to use this kind 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 Web Hosting

The state-of-the-art Hepsia website hosting CP, provided with our cloud web hosting, will permit you to set up a new AAAA record with ease. Once you are within the account and you navigate to the DNS Records section, you will discover all records you have for every hosted domain 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, select AAAA and then just input or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We've got a step-by-step guide if you have never created records for your domains, but it is not likely that you will need it as Hepsia is much simpler to employ in comparison with other Control Panels on the market. Within an hour your new record is going to be live and your domain shall start resolving to the servers of the other service provider. Additionally, there is an option to change the TTL value, which shows how long this record is going to be functioning if you change it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value that the other company may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Setting up a new AAAA record for a domain or a subdomain hosted in a semi-dedicated server from our company features only a few very easy steps, which you'll be able to find inside the Help section of your Hepsia hosting Control Panel as well. You will have to pick the hostname for which the new record is going to be created from a drop-down menu where you will find all your domains and subdomains. Setting up the new AAAA record is as basic as selecting the one that you need and typing in the IPv6 address for it. This is accomplished with no more than a few clicks, so you can effortlessly forward any hostname to a different company by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they supply. It will take mere seconds for the new record to be live and just around an hour for it to propagate world-wide, so you'll be done in no time. The other service provider could also request you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, which is different from the default one - 3600 seconds. This feature outlines how long it will take for any new value you set for your record to take effect as the old value is still active.