An AAAA record is an IP within the freshly launched IPv6 format and it is made up of eight sets of hexadecimal numbers, as opposed to the IPv4 IPs, that include four sets of numbers 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 sheer number of IPs that could be created is many times higher than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each and every domain name has its hosting server IP address as a record and in essence, this unique record informs the domain where the Internet site for it is. Depending on the system the service 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 company and your emails with another, so if you decide to use this type of redirection to point a domain name to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you will need to create an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Hosting

In order to use a domain or a subdomain you have in a hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you ought to create an AAAA record for that, it will not take you more than just a few mouse clicks to do this by using our effective, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia CP. Once you go to the DNS Records section and click on the Create a New Record button, a compact pop-up will appear. This is the place in which you can set up any DNS record, so you simply have to select the needed domain name or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down menus and type in the IPv6 address, that’s the actual record. If you happen to have no experience with such matters, you won't have any problems as Hepsia is incredibly user-friendly and the new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using your domain/subdomain with the other company. If they require it, you're also going to be able to edit the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, determining how long it is going to stay active in the global DNS system after you change it or remove it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

As our state-of-the-art cloud web hosting platform supports AAAA records, you will be able to create one easily for any domain name or subdomain which you host in a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record is going to propagate within the hour, so you can start using the services of any other provider you point the domain/subdomain to right away. You could create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel in which 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 easy as choosing the needed domain name or subdomain and the AAAA type from simple drop-down menus, entering the IPv6 address inside a text box and saving the change. You're going to be able to edit the record at any time if needed. Assuming the other provider requires a particular 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 continue operating after you modify it or delete it and the time is in seconds.