An AAAA record is an Internet protocol address in the newly presented IPv6 format and it consists of eight groups of hexadecimal numbers, in contrast to the IPv4 IPs, that include four groups of numbers 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 number of IPs which can be created is many times bigger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every single domain has its website hosting server IP address as a record and in essence, that record tells the domain address where the Internet site for it is located. Depending on the system that the service provider uses, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record enables you to host your site with one company and your emails with a different one, so if you choose to use this kind of redirection to point a domain name to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll need to set up an AAAA record for it.
AAAA Records in Hosting
If you'd like to use a domain or a subdomain that you have in a hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you have to create an AAAA record for that, it won't take you more than just a few clicks to do this via our powerful, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. Once you visit the DNS Records section and click on the Create a New Record button, a little pop-up will show up. This is the place in which you can create any DNS record, so you only have to choose the needed domain or subdomain and the type of record from drop-down options menu and enter the IPv6 address, that is the actual record. Even if you have no experience with such matters, you'll not have any difficulties as Hepsia is very intuitive and your new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, so you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other company. In case they demand it, you're also going to be able to edit the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, defining how long it'll stay active in the global DNS system after you edit it or erase it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
As our advanced cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you will be able to create one easily for every domain or subdomain that you host in a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record will propagate within the hour, to enable you to 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 website hosting CP in which you will also find all the other records that were created automatically or you have created manually previously. The creation of the new AAAA record is as easy as picking out the needed Internet domain or subdomain and the AAAA type through simple drop-down menus, typing the IPv6 address within a text box and saving the modification. You'll be able to modify the record anytime if needed. If the other company needs a certain TTL value for the new record, you'll be able to change this setting as well. The Time To Live option defines how long an existing record will keep operating after you change it or erase it and the time is in seconds.