An AAAA record is an IP address in the freshly launched IPv6 format and it is made up of eight sets of hexadecimal digits, in contrast to the IPv4 IPs, which include 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 sheer number of IPs which can be created is many times greater than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each and every domain name has its hosting server IP address as a record and in essence, this record instructs the domain where the Internet site for it is located. Depending on the system the provider uses, the record is going to be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record allows you to host your site with one company and your emails with a different one, so if you decide to use this kind of redirection to forward 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 Cloud Web Hosting

The state-of-the-art Hepsia web hosting CP, included with our cloud web hosting, will allow you to set up a new AAAA record without difficulty. Once you are in 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 pick the domain/subdomain in question, select AAAA then only type in or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We have a step-by-step guide if you've never created records for your domain addresses, but it is less likely that you will need it as Hepsia is much simpler to use compared with other Control Panels on the market. Within an hour your new record is going to be working and your domain shall start resolving to the servers of the other service provider. In addition, there’s an option to edit the TTL value, which determines how long this record is going to be functioning if you change it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value that the other provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Creating a new AAAA record for a domain or a subdomain hosted inside a semi-dedicated server from our company involves only a couple of simple steps, which you'll be able to find inside the Help section of your Hepsia hosting CP as well. You'll need to pick the hostname for which the new record will be created from a drop-down menu where you will find your domain addresses and subdomains. Creating the new AAAA record is as easy as selecting the one that you need and inputting the IPv6 address for it. This is accomplished with no more than a few mouse clicks, so you can easily direct any hostname to a different provider by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they offer. 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 will be done in no time. The other provider could also ask you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, that's different from the default one - 3600 seconds. This feature reveals how long it will take for any new value which you set for your record to take effect as the old value is still active.