An AAAA record is an IP address in the newly released IPv6 format and it comprises of eight different groups of hexadecimal digits, in contrast to the IPv4 IPs, that include four sets of numbers between 1 and 255. An illustration 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 larger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every single domain has its hosting server IP as a record and in essence, this unique record instructs the domain name where the Internet site for it can be found. Depending on the system the provider employs, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record allows you to host your Internet site with one company and your e-mails with another, 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 need to create a new AAAA record a domain name or subdomain hosted inside your shared web hosting account, it won't take you more than a few easy steps to do that. Our in-house built Hepsia CP is rather intuitive to use and it'll enable you to set up or edit any record easily. Once you sign in and visit the DNS Records section, where you'll discover all present records for your domains and subdomains, you'll simply have to click the "New" button, pick AAAA from a small drop-down options menu within the pop-up that'll show up, type or paste the necessary IPv6 address and save the change - it's as easy as that. The new record shall be fully active within only an hour and the hostname which you have created it for shall start opening whatever content you have with the other company. When required, you are also going to be able to change the TTL (Time To Live) value, which shows the time in seconds which the new record will be functioning after you eventually modify it to something different or you simply delete it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

As our cutting-edge cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you'll be able to create one effortlessly for any internet domain or subdomain that you host inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record is going to propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using the services of any other service provider you direct the domain/subdomain to in no time. You are able to create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia website hosting CP where you will also find all the other records that were set up automatically or you have created manually previously. The set up of the new AAAA record is as easy as picking out the needed domain name or subdomain and the AAAA type through simple drop-down menus, inputting the IPv6 address within a text box and saving the modification. You're going to be able to modify the record anytime if necessary. If the other provider demands a certain TTL value for the new record, you will be able to modify this setting also. The Time To Live option determines how long an existing record will continue functioning after you edit it or remove it and the time is in seconds.