An AAAA record is an Internet protocol address in the newly launched IPv6 format and it comprises of eight sets of hexadecimal numbers, in contrast to the IPv4 IPs, which include 4 sets of digits in between 1 and 255. An example of an IPv6 address is 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and with this format the number of IPs that can be created is many times greater than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each domain name has its web hosting server Internet protocol as a record and in essence, that record instructs the domain name where the website for it can be found. Depending on the system that the provider employs, the record is going to be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record allows you to host your Internet site with one company and your email messages with another, so if you decide to use this sort of redirection to forward a domain address to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you will have to create an AAAA record for it.
AAAA Records in Website Hosting
The cutting-edge Hepsia website hosting Control Panel, which comes with our website hosting, will allow you to create a new AAAA record without difficulty. When you're within the account and you go to the DNS Records section, you'll discover all records you have for any hosted domain address or a subdomain under it. All it takes to create the AAAA record is to click on the New Record button, to pick the domain/subdomain in question, pick AAAA after which simply type in or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We have a step-by-step guide in case you have never created records for your domain names, but it is extremely unlikely that you'll need it as Hepsia is much simpler to use than other Control Panels available on the market. Within an hour your new record will be live and your domain address will start resolving to the servers of the other provider. There's also an option to modify the TTL value, which outlines how long this record is going to be active if you update it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value the other service provider may require.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
As our sophisticated cloud web hosting platform supports AAAA records, you'll be able to create one easily for any domain or subdomain that you host within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record will propagate within the hour, so you can start using the services of any other provider you direct the domain/subdomain to in no time. You can create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia hosting Control Panel in which you will also find all 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 choosing the needed domain name or subdomain and the AAAA type from simple drop-down menus, typing the IPv6 address within a text box and saving the change. You'll be able to modify the record anytime if needed. In case the other service provider requires a particular TTL value for the new record, you will be able to change this setting also. The Time To Live option outlines how long an existing record will keep working after you modify it or remove it and the time is in seconds.