An AAAA record is an Internet protocol address within the recently presented IPv6 format and it comprises of eight different groups of hexadecimal numbers, unlike the IPv4 IPs, which feature four groups of digits between 1 and 255. An example of an IPv6 address would be 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and in this format the sheer number of IPs which can be created is many times larger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every domain name has its website hosting server IP as a record and in essence, this unique record informs the domain where the website for it is. Depending on the system which the service provider 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 another, so if you choose to use this sort of redirection to point a domain to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll need to set up an AAAA record for it.
AAAA Records in Cloud Website Hosting
If you want to use a domain name 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 mouse clicks to do that via our powerful, though easy-to-use Hepsia CP. As soon as you navigate to the DNS Records section and click the Create a New Record button, a little pop-up will show up. This is the place in which you can create any DNS record, so you simply have to select the needed domain address or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down menus and enter the IPv6 address, that is the actual record. If you happen to have no experience with such matters, you will not have any troubles as Hepsia is extremely user-friendly and the new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, so that you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other company. Provided they require it, you'll also be able to change the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, determining how long it will remain active in the global DNS system after you modify it or erase it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
As our advanced cloud web hosting platform supports AAAA records, you're going to be able to create one effortlessly for every domain address or subdomain that you host in 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 service provider you direct the domain/subdomain to in no time. You can create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia hosting CP where you will also find all of the other records that were set up automatically or you have set up manually before. 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, inputting the IPv6 address in a text box and saving the modification. You are going to be able to edit the record at any time if required. In case the other service provider needs a specific TTL value for the new record, you will be able to change this setting also. The Time To Live option specifies how long an existing record will keep working after you modify it or delete it and the time is in seconds.