An AAAA record is an IP within the recently introduced IPv6 format and it is made up of 8 groups of hexadecimal digits, in contrast to the IPv4 IPs, which include 4 groups of digits between 1 and 255. An example of an IPv6 address is 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and with this format the amount of IPs that could be created is many times bigger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each domain name has its hosting server IP address as a record and in essence, this unique record informs the domain where the site for it can be found. Depending on the system which the service provider employs, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record will allow you to host your site with one company and your emails with another, so if you decide to use this sort of redirection to forward a domain to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you will have to set up an AAAA record for it.
AAAA Records in Shared Hosting
The highly developed Hepsia hosting Control Panel, bundled with our shared hosting, will permit you to create a new AAAA record easily. When you are in the account and you go to the DNS Records section, you will find all records you have for every hosted domain address or a subdomain under it. All it takes to set up the AAAA record is to click on the New Record button, to pick the domain/subdomain in question, pick AAAA then only input or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We have a step-by-step guide if you've never created records for your domains, but it's extremely unlikely that you'll need it as Hepsia is much easier to use than other Control Panels on the market. Within an hour your new record shall be live and your domain will start resolving to the servers of the other company. There is also an option to change the TTL value, which outlines how long this record is going to be functioning if you change it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value the other company may require.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
As our innovative cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you will be able to create one with no trouble for every domain address or subdomain which you host inside 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 point the domain/subdomain to in no time. You could create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia hosting CP where you will also find all of the 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 via simple drop-down menus, typing the IPv6 address in a text box and saving the change. You are going to be able to edit the record at any time if needed. If the other company demands a particular TTL value for the new record, you'll be able to change this setting too. The Time To Live option outlines how long an existing record will continue operating after you modify it or remove it and the time is in seconds.