An AAAA record is an Internet protocol address in the newly released IPv6 format and it is comprised of eight different groups of hexadecimal numbers, unlike the IPv4 IPs, that include four groups of numbers in between 1 and 255. A good example of an IPv6 address would be 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and with this format the sheer number of IPs that may be created is many times higher than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every single domain name has its website hosting server IP address as a record and in essence, that record instructs the domain address where the Internet site for it can be found. Depending on the system that the company employs, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record allows you to host your site with one company and your email messages with another, so if you choose to use such a redirection to point a domain name to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you will have to set up an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

If you want to use a domain or a subdomain you have within a cloud hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you need to create an AAAA record for that, it won't take you more than a few clicks to do that using our highly effective, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. Once you go to the DNS Records section and click the Create a New Record button, a small pop-up will appear. This is the place in which you can set up any DNS record, so you only have to select the needed domain address or subdomain and the type of record from drop-down options menu and input the IPv6 address, that’s the actual record. If you happen to have zero experience with such matters, you will not have any difficulties as Hepsia is very intuitive and the new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, so that you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other provider. Provided they demand it, you're also going to be able to modify the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, outlining how long it is going to stay active in the global DNS system after you edit it or remove it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Setting up a new AAAA record for a domain or a subdomain hosted inside a semi-dedicated server from our company involves only a few simple steps, which you will be able to find in the Help section of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel as well. You will need to choose the hostname for which the new record is going to be created from a drop-down menu in which you will find all your domain names and subdomains. Creating the new AAAA record is as simple as picking out the one that you need and entering the IPv6 address for it. This is achieved with no more than several mouse clicks, so you can quickly direct any hostname to a different provider by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they offer. It will take just a few seconds for the new record to be active and only around an hour for it to propagate worldwide, so you will be done in no time. The other service provider can also ask you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, that is different from the standard one - 3600 seconds. This feature outlines how long it will take for any new value that you set for your record to take effect while the old value is still active.