An AAAA record is an Internet protocol address in the newly introduced IPv6 format and it consists of 8 different groups of hexadecimal numbers, as opposed to the IPv4 IPs, which feature four groups of numbers between 1 and 255. A good example of an IPv6 address is 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and with this format the total number of IPs that may be created is many times larger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every single domain has its web hosting server Internet protocol as a record and in essence, that record instructs the domain where the Internet site for it can be found. Depending on the system which the provider uses, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record permits you to host your Internet site with one provider and your email messages with another, so if you choose to use this type of redirection to point a domain address to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll need to set up an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Shared Website Hosting

The advanced Hepsia website hosting Control Panel, bundled with our shared website hosting, allows you to create a new AAAA record easily. Once you are inside the account and you visit the DNS Records section, you'll discover 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, select AAAA after which only type or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We've got a step-by-step guide if you have never created records for your domain names, but it is not likely that you will need it as Hepsia is much easier to use compared with other Control Panels on the market. Within an hour your new record is going to be functioning and your domain name will start resolving to the servers of the other company. There's also an option to change the TTL value, which outlines how long this record is going to be working if you change it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value the other service provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

As our sophisticated cloud web hosting platform supports AAAA records, you will be able to create one effortlessly for every domain name or subdomain which you host within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record is going to propagate within the hour, so that you could start using the services of any other provider you forward the domain/subdomain to right away. You can create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia website hosting CP where you will also find all of the other records that were set up automatically or you have created manually in the past. The creation of the new AAAA record is as basic as picking out the needed Internet domain or subdomain and the AAAA type through simple drop-down menus, entering the IPv6 address within a text box and saving the change. You're going to be able to change the record at any time if required. If the other service provider requires a particular TTL value for the new record, you will be able to edit this setting also. The Time To Live option determines how long an existing record will keep working after you change it or erase it and the time is in seconds.