An AAAA record is an Internet protocol address in the recently introduced IPv6 format and it is made up of 8 different sets of hexadecimal numbers, unlike the IPv4 IPs, which feature 4 groups of numbers 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 sheer number of IPs that could be created is many times larger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every domain has its website hosting server IP address as a record and in essence, this unique record tells the domain where the Internet site for it is located. Depending on the system the company employs, the record is going to be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record will allow you to host your site with one company and your email messages with a different one, so if you choose to use such a redirection to point a domain address to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you will need to set up an AAAA record for it.
AAAA Records in Shared Web Hosting
The state-of-the-art Hepsia web hosting Control Panel, which comes with our shared web hosting, will permit you to create a new AAAA record easily. When you're inside the account and you visit the DNS Records section, you'll find all records that you have for every hosted domain address or a subdomain under it. All it takes to set up the AAAA record is to click the New Record button, to pick the domain/subdomain in question, pick AAAA and then just input or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We also have a step-by-step guide in case you have never created records for your domain addresses, but it's unlikely that you'll need it as Hepsia is much easier to employ in comparison with other Control Panels available on the market. Within an hour your new record is going to be functioning and your domain shall start resolving to the servers of the other service provider. In addition, there’s an option to change the TTL value, which outlines how long this record is going to be active if you change it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value the other provider may require.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
As our state-of-the-art cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you will be able to create one easily for every domain or subdomain which you host within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record will propagate within the hour, so that you could start using the services of any other provider you forward the domain/subdomain to in no time. You could create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia hosting Control Panel where you will also find all the other records that were set up automatically or you have created manually before. The set up of the new AAAA record is as basic as selecting the needed Internet domain or subdomain and the AAAA type through simple drop-down menus, entering the IPv6 address inside a text box and saving the modification. You'll be able to edit the record at any time if required. If the other company demands a particular TTL value for the new record, you'll be able to change this setting as well. The Time To Live option specifies how long an existing record will continue operating after you edit it or erase it and the time is in seconds.