An AAAA record is an IP address in the newly introduced IPv6 format and it comprises of eight groups of hexadecimal numbers, as opposed to the IPv4 IPs, which feature 4 sets of digits in 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 which can be created is many times larger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every domain has its website hosting server Internet protocol address as a record and in essence, that record informs the domain address where the Internet site for it is located. Depending on the system the service provider employs, the record is going to be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record permits you to host your website with one company and your emails with a different one, so if you choose to use this sort of redirection to forward a domain name to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll have to set up an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Cloud Website Hosting

The advanced Hepsia hosting CP, provided with our cloud website hosting, will permit you to set up a new AAAA record easily. When you are in the account and you navigate to the DNS Records section, you'll discover all records that you have for every hosted domain name or a subdomain under it. All it takes to create the AAAA record is to click the New Record button, to pick the domain/subdomain in question, pick AAAA after which just enter or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We've got a step-by-step guide if you've never created records for your domains, but it's unlikely that you will need it as Hepsia is much easier to employ compared with other Control Panels on the market. Within an hour your new record is going to be active and your domain name shall start resolving to the servers of the other service provider. There's also an option to edit the TTL value, which determines how long this record is going to be working if you edit it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value that the other service provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

As our advanced cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you are going to be able to create one without difficulty for every domain name or subdomain which you host in a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record is going to propagate within the hour, so that you could start using the services of any other service provider you direct the domain/subdomain to in no time. You could 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 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 or subdomain and the AAAA type through simple drop-down menus, typing the IPv6 address in a text box and saving the change. You will be able to edit the record anytime if required. In case the other provider requires a certain TTL value for the new record, you'll be able to modify this setting as well. The Time To Live option outlines how long an existing record will continue operating after you change it or delete it and the time is in seconds.