An AAAA record is an IP within the freshly presented IPv6 format and it consists of 8 sets of hexadecimal digits, in contrast to the IPv4 IPs, which feature four groups of digits between 1 and 255. A good example of an IPv6 address would be 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and in this format the number of IPs which can be created is many times higher than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every domain name has its hosting server Internet protocol as a record and in essence, that record instructs the domain address where the website for it is located. Depending on the system the service provider employs, 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 e-mails with a different one, so if you decide to use this type of redirection to forward a domain name to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you will need to set up an AAAA record for it.
AAAA Records in Web Hosting
The highly developed Hepsia hosting CP, provided with our web hosting, will allow you to create a new AAAA record with ease. Once you are in the account and you navigate to the DNS Records section, you'll discover all records that you have for any 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, select AAAA and then just type or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We also have a step-by-step guide if you have never created records for your domain addresses, but it is less likely that you'll need it as Hepsia is much easier to employ compared with other Control Panels available. Within an hour your new record will be active and your domain name shall start resolving to the servers of the other service provider. There is also an option to modify the TTL value, which determines how long this record will be working if you change it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value the other provider may require.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
As our innovative cloud web hosting platform supports AAAA records, you're going to be able to create one without difficulty for any domain or subdomain you host inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record is going to propagate within the hour, so that you can start using the services of any other company you direct the domain/subdomain to in no time. You can create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia hosting CP where you will also find all the other records that were created automatically or you have set up manually before. The set up of the new AAAA record is as basic as picking the needed domain or subdomain and the AAAA type via simple drop-down menus, entering the IPv6 address within a text box and saving the modification. You are going to be able to modify the record at any time if necessary. If the other company needs a certain TTL value for the new record, you will be able to change this setting too. The Time To Live option determines how long an existing record will keep operating after you change it or remove it and the time is in seconds.