An AAAA record is an Internet protocol address within the freshly launched IPv6 format and it is comprised of 8 different sets of hexadecimal digits, as opposed to the IPv4 IPs, that include 4 sets of numbers in between 1 and 255. An example of an IPv6 address would be 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 domain name has its website hosting server IP as a record and in essence, this unique record instructs the domain address where the website for it is. Depending on the system which the provider employs, the record is going to be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record enables you to host your Internet site with one provider and your e-mails with a different one, so if you decide to use this type of redirection to point a domain address to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you will have to set up an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Shared Web Hosting

If you are using a service through a third-party company and you've got to create an AAAA record to forward a domain name or a subdomain to their system, you'll be able to do that with just a couple of mouse clicks through the Hepsia Control Panel, provided with all of our shared web hosting solutions. Once you sign in, you will need to navigate to the DNS Records section in which you are going to find all of the records for any domain or subdomain hosted inside the account. Creating a new record is as basic as clicking on a button, choosing the type from a drop-down menu, that will be AAAA in this case, and then inputting the value, or the actual IPv6 address, inside a text box. As an additional option you could change the TTL value (Time To Live), that defines how long the record is going to be live after you edit it or delete it in the future. The new AAAA record will be live in only an hour and will propagate worldwide two or three hours later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start redirecting to the new web server.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

As our cutting-edge cloud web hosting platform supports AAAA records, you'll be able to create one effortlessly for every domain address 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, so that you can start using the services of any other provider you direct the domain/subdomain to right away. You are able to create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel where you will also find all the other records that were set up automatically or you have created manually in the past. The set up of the new AAAA record is as basic as selecting the needed domain name 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. Assuming the other company demands a particular TTL value for the new record, you'll be able to edit this setting too. The Time To Live option determines how long an existing record will continue functioning after you change it or remove it and the time is in seconds.