An AAAA record is an IP address in the freshly introduced IPv6 format and it is made up of eight different sets of hexadecimal digits, as opposed to the IPv4 IPs, which feature four groups of digits between 1 and 255. An example of an IPv6 address is 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and in this format the number of IPs that can be created is many times higher than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each and every domain has its web hosting server Internet protocol address as a record and in essence, this record informs the domain where the website for it can be found. Depending on the system the company uses, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record allows you to host your site with one provider and your e-mails with another, so if you decide to use this type 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 Web Hosting
If you'd like to use a domain name or a subdomain which you have inside a cloud web hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you have to set up an AAAA record for that, it will not take you more than only a few mouse clicks to do this via our amazing, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. When you visit the DNS Records section and click the Create a New Record button, a little pop-up will show up. This is the place where you can set up any DNS record, so you only have to select the needed domain name or subdomain and the type of record via drop-down navigation and input the IPv6 address, that is the actual record. In case you have no experience with such matters, you will not have any problems as Hepsia is quite user-friendly and the new AAAA record is going to 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 modify the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, outlining how long it's going to stay active in the global DNS system after you modify it or remove it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
When you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you need to set up an AAAA record for a domain you have hosted in it or a subdomain you've created, it'll take you just a few clicks within the Hepsia Control Panel to accomplish this. Even when you have never had a website hosting account before, you'll not face any difficulties because you will use a very simple and user-friendly interface. All of the DNS records for your domains are going to be listed in a section of the Control Panel with the exact same name, so as soon as you go there, you will see all records that have been created automatically or manually and you're going to be able to set up a new one by clicking on the corresponding button. A small pop-up shall appear, so with a couple of mouse clicks you can pick the type of record that you need and for which domain or subdomain it will be set up. Next, just paste the IPv6 address in a text box, save the modification and one hour later the new AAAA record is going to be fully live. As an optional setting, you can pick how long this record is going to be functioning after you modify it or delete it in the future. This is the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can modify from the standard 3600 seconds if the other service provider requires it.