An AAAA record is an IP address within the recently launched IPv6 format and it is made up of eight different groups of hexadecimal numbers, in contrast to the IPv4 IPs, which include 4 sets of numbers between 1 and 255. An example of an IPv6 address is 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and in this format the sheer number of IPs that could be created is many times greater than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each and every domain has its website hosting server IP as a record and in essence, this unique record informs the domain address where the Internet site for it is. Depending on the system that the service provider employs, the record is going to be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record permits you to host your Internet site with one provider and your emails with another, so if you decide to use this type of redirection to forward a domain address to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll have to set up an AAAA record for it.
AAAA Records in Website Hosting
The state-of-the-art Hepsia hosting CP, bundled with our website hosting, will enable you to create a new AAAA record with ease. When you're in the account and you navigate to the DNS Records section, you'll find all records you have for any 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, choose AAAA and then only enter or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We have a step-by-step guide if you have never created records for your domain names, but it is extremely unlikely that you will need it as Hepsia is much simpler to use in comparison with other Control Panels available. Within an hour your new record shall be active and your domain address shall start resolving to the servers of the other company. In addition, there’s an option to change the TTL value, which outlines how long this record is going to be active if you update it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value that the other company may require.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
As our state-of-the-art cloud web hosting platform supports AAAA records, you are going to be able to create one without difficulty for any domain name or subdomain that you host within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record is going to propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using the services of any other service provider you point the domain/subdomain to right away. You could create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia website hosting CP in which you will also find all other records that were set up automatically or you have set up manually in the past. The creation of the new AAAA record is as simple as choosing the needed domain or subdomain and the AAAA type from simple drop-down menus, inputting the IPv6 address in a text box and saving the modification. You will be able to change the record at any time if necessary. If the other provider requires a specific TTL value for the new record, you will be able to change this setting too. The Time To Live option outlines how long an existing record will continue working after you modify it or delete it and the time is in seconds.