An AAAA record is an IP address in the recently introduced IPv6 format and it is comprised of eight different sets of hexadecimal digits, unlike the IPv4 IPs, which feature 4 groups of digits in between 1 and 255. A good example of an IPv6 address is 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and in this format the amount of IPs which can be created is many times greater than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every single domain name has its hosting server Internet protocol address as a record and in essence, that record instructs the domain name where the site for it is located. Depending on the system which the service provider employs, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record permits you to host your website with one provider and your email messages with a different one, so if you choose to use this type of redirection to point a domain to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you will have to create an AAAA record for it.
AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting
If you'd like to use a domain or a subdomain which you have within a cloud 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 a few clicks to do that using our effective, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. Once you visit the DNS Records section and click on the Create a New Record button, a little pop-up will appear. This is the spot in which you can set up any DNS record, so you simply have to choose the needed domain or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down options menu and enter the IPv6 address, that is the actual record. Even if you have zero experience with such matters, you will not have any issues as Hepsia is very user-friendly and the new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using your domain/subdomain with the other provider. Provided they demand it, you'll also be able to modify the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, outlining how long it'll stay 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 web hosting platform supports AAAA records, you'll be able to create one with ease for any domain name or subdomain that you host in a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record will propagate within the hour, so that you can start using the services of any other service provider you forward the domain/subdomain to right away. You can 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 previously. The set up of the new AAAA record is as easy as selecting the needed domain name or subdomain and the AAAA type through simple drop-down menus, inputting the IPv6 address inside a text box and saving the modification. You're going to be able to modify the record at any time if necessary. If the other company needs a specific 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 change it or erase it and the time is in seconds.