An AAAA record is an Internet protocol address within the freshly introduced IPv6 format and it is comprised of eight groups of hexadecimal digits, in contrast to the IPv4 IPs, that include 4 sets of numbers 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 that can be created is many times bigger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each domain has its hosting server Internet protocol address as a record and in essence, this unique record tells the domain where the website for it can be found. Depending on the system that the service provider uses, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record enables you to host your website with one provider and your e-mails with a different one, so if you choose to use this type of redirection to point a domain to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll need to create an AAAA record for it.
AAAA Records in Cloud Website Hosting
If you want to use a domain or a subdomain that you have inside a cloud website hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you have to set up an AAAA record for that, it is not going to take you more than a few clicks to do this using our effective, though easy-to-use Hepsia CP. When you visit the DNS Records section and click the Create a New Record button, a compact pop-up will show up. This is the area in which you can set up any DNS record, so you simply have to pick the needed domain address or subdomain and the type of record from drop-down menus and enter the IPv6 address, which is the actual record. Just in case you have no experience with such matters, you won't have any issues as Hepsia is quite intuitive and your new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using your domain/subdomain with the other company. Provided they require it, you'll also be able to edit the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, outlining how long it'll stay active in the global DNS system after you modify it or remove it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
As our cutting-edge cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you are going to be able to create one with no trouble for any domain or subdomain which you host within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record will propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using the services of any other service provider you forward the domain/subdomain to in no time. You could create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia hosting CP in which you will also find all of the other records that were created automatically or you have created manually before. The set up of the new AAAA record is as basic as picking out the needed domain or subdomain and the AAAA type via simple drop-down menus, inputting the IPv6 address in a text box and saving the modification. You are going to be able to change the record at any time if needed. In case the other provider requires a particular TTL value for the new record, you will be able to change this setting as well. The Time To Live option defines how long an existing record will continue working after you edit it or delete it and the time is in seconds.