An AAAA record is an IP in the freshly released IPv6 format and it is made up of 8 different sets of hexadecimal numbers, unlike the IPv4 IPs, which include four sets of digits in between 1 and 255. An illustration 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 domain has its hosting server Internet protocol as a record and in essence, this unique record informs the domain address where the website for it can be found. Depending on the system that the company uses, 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 e-mails with another, so if you decide to use this kind of redirection to forward a domain address to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll need to set up an AAAA record for it.
AAAA Records in Website Hosting
If you'd like to use a domain or a subdomain you have in a website hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you have to create an AAAA record for that, it will not take you more than a few clicks to do that by using our powerful, though easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. Once you go to the DNS Records section and then click the Create a New Record button, a compact pop-up will show up. This is the spot where you could create any DNS record, so you just have to choose the needed domain or subdomain and the type of record via drop-down menus and type in the IPv6 address, which is the actual record. If you happen to have no experience with such matters, you'll not have any problems as Hepsia is extremely user-friendly and the new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, so you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other provider. In case they require it, you are also going to be able to modify the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, defining how long it's going to remain active in the global DNS system after you change it or erase it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
When you've got a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you ought to set up an AAAA record for a domain you have hosted in it or a subdomain you've set up, it is going to take you just a few mouse clicks inside the Hepsia Control Panel to do that. Even if you have never had a web hosting account before, you will not experience any issues as you will use a very simple and intuitive interface. All of the DNS records for your domains are going to be listed in a section of the CP with the same name, so once you go there, you'll see all records that have been created automatically or manually and you're going to be able to create a new one by simply clicking the corresponding button. A small pop-up shall appear, so with only a couple of mouse clicks you can select the type of record that you need and for which Internet domain or subdomain it's going to be set up. Afterwards, just paste the IPv6 address inside a text box, save the modification and an hour later the new AAAA record is going to be fully functioning. As an optional setting, you can pick the length of time this record shall be operating after you change it or delete it in the future. This is the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can modify from the default 3600 seconds when the other service provider demands it.