An AAAA record is an IP in the recently launched IPv6 format and it consists of 8 different sets of hexadecimal numbers, unlike the IPv4 IPs, which feature four groups of digits between 1 and 255. An example of an IPv6 address is 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. Every single domain has its hosting server IP as a record and in essence, this unique record tells the domain name where the Internet site for it is. Depending on the system that the service provider uses, 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 a different one, so if you decide to use this kind of redirection to point a domain name to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll have to set up an AAAA record for it.
AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting
If you would like to set up a new AAAA record a domain name or subdomain hosted inside your cloud hosting account, it is not going to take you more than a couple of basic steps to do that. Our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel is quite intuitive to use and it'll enable you to create or change any record easily. When you log in and navigate to the DNS Records section, where you'll discover all current records for your domain addresses and subdomains, you will just have to click the "New" button, pick AAAA from a small drop-down menu in the pop-up which will appear, input or paste the needed IPv6 address and save the modification - it's as simple as that. The new record will be 100% functioning within no more than an hour and the hostname you have created it for shall start opening whatever content you have with the other company. If required, you will also be able to edit the TTL (Time To Live) value, which indicates the time in seconds that the new record will be active after you eventually change it to something different or you simply remove it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
As our innovative cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you'll be able to create one with no trouble for every domain address or subdomain that you host inside 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 company you forward the domain/subdomain to in no time. You can create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel in which you will also find all of the other records that were created automatically or you have set up manually previously. The creation of the new AAAA record is as simple as picking the needed domain or subdomain and the AAAA type via simple drop-down menus, typing 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 required. Assuming the other service provider requires a certain TTL value for the new record, you will be able to change this setting as well. The Time To Live option determines how long an existing record will continue functioning after you modify it or erase it and the time is in seconds.