An AAAA record is an Internet protocol address in the recently introduced IPv6 format and it comprises of 8 groups of hexadecimal digits, unlike the IPv4 IPs, which feature 4 groups of digits between 1 and 255. A good example of an IPv6 address is 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and in this format the number of IPs that could be created is many times larger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each and every domain name has its website hosting server Internet protocol as a record and in essence, this record informs the domain where the site for it can be found. Depending on the system the company employs, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record permits you to host your website with one provider and your email messages with another, so if you choose to use this type of redirection to point a domain to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll need to create an AAAA record for it.
AAAA Records in Cloud Website Hosting
The advanced Hepsia hosting Control Panel, bundled with our cloud website hosting, allows you to set up a new AAAA record with ease. When you are in the account and you go to the DNS Records section, you'll 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 the New Record button, to select the domain/subdomain in question, select AAAA and then simply input or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We've got a step-by-step guide if you have never created records for your domains, but it's not likely that you'll need it as Hepsia is much easier to employ than compared with other Control Panels available. Within an hour your new record is going to be live and your domain address shall start resolving to the servers of the other provider. There is also an option to modify the TTL value, which outlines how long this record is going to be active if you update it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value which the other company may require.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
Setting up a new AAAA record is very easy using our user-friendly Hepsia hosting CP, so if you host a domain name inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you require such a record either for it or for a subdomain which you have created under it, you will be able to create it in a few simple steps and without any hassle. Hepsia has a section dedicated to the DNS records of your domain names in which you can find all existing records or create new ones with a couple of mouse clicks. All it takes to achieve that is to pick the domain/subdomain that you'd like to modify, choose AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and type the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address that the other provider has given you. Within an hour after you save the change, the new record will propagate world-wide and your Internet domain will start pointing to the third-party server. If they demand it, you can even modify the TTL value, which indicates the time this record will be operating with its existing value before a new one takes over if you make any changes in the future.