An AAAA record is an Internet protocol address in the recently introduced IPv6 format and it comprises of 8 groups of hexadecimal numbers, as opposed to the IPv4 IPs, which include 4 sets of digits in between 1 and 255. An illustration of an IPv6 address is 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and with this format the number of IPs which can be created is many times higher than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every single domain has its website hosting server IP as a record and in essence, that record instructs the domain where the site for it is. Depending on the system that the company uses, the record is going to 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 decide to use this kind of redirection to point a domain address to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll need to create an AAAA record for it.
AAAA Records in Shared Hosting
If you want to use a domain address or a subdomain which you have inside a shared hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you need to create an AAAA record for that, it will not take you more than just a few clicks to do that using our effective, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia CP. Once you go to the DNS Records section and click the Create a New Record button, a compact pop-up will appear. This is the area in which you can create any DNS record, so you only have to choose the needed domain address or subdomain and the type of record via drop-down options menu and input the IPv6 address, that’s the actual record. In case you have zero experience with such matters, you will not have any problems as Hepsia is incredibly user-friendly and your new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using your domain/subdomain with the other company. Provided they demand it, you are also going to be able to edit the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, determining how long it'll remain active in the global DNS system after you edit it or remove it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
As our sophisticated cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you will be able to create one with no trouble for any domain name or subdomain which you host inside 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 service provider you forward the domain/subdomain to in no time. You are able to create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia hosting CP where you will also find all other records that were set up automatically or you have set up manually previously. The set up of the new AAAA record is as simple as picking out the needed domain name or subdomain and the AAAA type from simple drop-down menus, inputting the IPv6 address in a text box and saving the change. You're going to be able to change the record anytime if needed. If the other company requires a particular TTL value for the new record, you will be able to change this setting also. The Time To Live option outlines how long an existing record will continue operating after you change it or remove it and the time is in seconds.