An AAAA record is an IP address within the recently released IPv6 format and it is made up of 8 different sets of hexadecimal digits, in contrast to the IPv4 IPs, which include 4 sets of numbers in 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 which can be created is many times greater than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each domain has its website hosting server IP address as a record and in essence, that record tells the domain where the website for it can be found. Depending on the system which the company employs, the record is going to be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record enables you to host your website with one company and your email messages with a different one, so if you choose to use this sort of redirection to forward a domain address to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you will have to set up an AAAA record for it.
AAAA Records in Shared Web Hosting
If you want to use a domain or a subdomain you have in a shared web hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you ought to create an AAAA record for that, it is not going to take you more than a few clicks to do this through our amazing, though easy-to-use Hepsia CP. After you navigate to the DNS Records section and then click the Create a New Record button, a small pop-up will show up. This is the place where you can set up any DNS record, so you simply have to pick the needed domain name or subdomain and the type of record via drop-down menus and type in the IPv6 address, that’s the actual record. In case you have no experience with such matters, you'll not have any problems as Hepsia is extremely intuitive and the new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, so that you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other service provider. Provided they require it, you are also going to be able to edit the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, defining how long it's going to stay active in the global DNS system after you edit it or delete it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
If you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you need to create an AAAA record for a domain name you have hosted in it or a subdomain you've set up, it'll take you only a few clicks in the Hepsia CP to accomplish this. Even when you have never had a hosting account before, you'll not face any problems as you will use a very simple and user-friendly interface. All DNS records for your domains are going to be listed in a section of the CP with the exact same name, so once you go there, you will see all records which have been created automatically or manually and you're going to be able to create a new one by simply clicking the corresponding button. A little pop-up will appear, so with just several mouse clicks you can choose the type of record that you need and for which domain or subdomain it will be set up. After that, just paste the IPv6 address in a text box, save the modification and an hour later the new AAAA record is going to be fully active. As an optional setting, you can pick the time this record shall be operating after you edit it or delete it in the future. That is the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can change from the default 3600 seconds when the other service provider needs it.