An AAAA record is an Internet protocol address in the newly launched IPv6 format and it is made up of eight sets of hexadecimal numbers, as opposed to the IPv4 IPs, which feature 4 groups of digits in between 1 and 255. An illustration of an IPv6 address would be 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and in this format the amount of IPs that could be created is many times greater than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each and every domain name has its hosting server Internet protocol as a record and in essence, that record informs the domain address where the site for it is located. Depending on the system that the provider employs, the record is going to be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record permits you to host your site with one provider and your e-mails with another, so if you decide to use this type of redirection to point a domain to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll need to set up an AAAA record for it.
AAAA Records in Cloud Web Hosting
If you want to use a domain address or a subdomain you have within a cloud web hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you need to create an AAAA record for that, it is not going to take you more than only a few clicks to do this using our amazing, though easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. As soon as you navigate to the DNS Records section and then click the Create a New Record button, a small pop-up will show up. This is the area in which you can set up any DNS record, so you only have to choose the needed domain or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down navigation and type in the IPv6 address, which is the actual record. Just in case you have zero experience with such matters, you'll not have any troubles as Hepsia is incredibly intuitive and the new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using your domain/subdomain with the other company. Provided they demand it, you will also be able to change the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, outlining how long it's going to remain active in the global DNS system after you edit it or delete it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
As our state-of-the-art cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you'll be able to create one with no trouble for any internet domain or subdomain which you host within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record will propagate within the hour, so you can start using the services of any other 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 created automatically or you have created manually in the past. The creation of the new AAAA record is as easy as picking out the needed Internet domain or subdomain and the AAAA type from simple drop-down menus, typing the IPv6 address inside a text box and saving the change. You will be able to modify the record at any time if required. Assuming the other provider demands a particular TTL value for the new record, you will be able to modify this setting also. The Time To Live option determines how long an existing record will keep functioning after you edit it or remove it and the time is in seconds.