An AAAA record is an IP in the recently launched IPv6 format and it comprises of 8 groups of hexadecimal digits, as opposed to the IPv4 IPs, which include four sets of digits in between 1 and 255. An example of an IPv6 address is 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and in this format the total number of IPs that could be created is many times greater than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every domain name has its website hosting server Internet protocol as a record and in essence, this unique record tells the domain address where the Internet site for it can be found. Depending on the system the provider employs, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record will allow you to host your website with one company and your email messages with another, so if you choose to use such a redirection to point a domain address to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you will have to set up an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Shared Web Hosting

If you would like to set up a new AAAA record a domain name or subdomain hosted inside your shared web hosting account, it is not going to take you more than a couple of simple steps to do that. Our in-house built Hepsia CP is very intuitive to use and it'll enable you to create or edit every record effortlessly. After you sign in and navigate to the DNS Records section, where you'll discover all existing records for your domains and subdomains, you will simply have to click the "New" button, choose AAAA from a small drop-down options menu inside the pop-up that'll appear, input or paste the needed IPv6 address and save the change - it's as simple as that. The new record is going to be 100% live within only one hour and the hostname which you have created it for shall start opening whatever content you have with the other provider. If necessary, you'll also be able to modify the TTL (Time To Live) value, which indicates the time in seconds the new record will be working after you eventually edit it to something different or you simply delete it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

As our advanced cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you'll be able to create one without difficulty for any internet domain or subdomain you host in 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 service provider you point the domain/subdomain to right away. You are able to create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia website hosting CP in which you will also find all of the other records that were set up automatically or you have created manually previously. The set up of the new AAAA record is as simple as selecting the needed domain name or subdomain and the AAAA type via simple drop-down menus, typing the IPv6 address within a text box and saving the change. You are going to be able to change the record at any time if required. In case the other company demands a certain TTL value for the new record, you will be able to modify this setting as well. The Time To Live option specifies how long an existing record will keep operating after you change it or erase it and the time is in seconds.