An AAAA record is an IP address within the recently released IPv6 format and it comprises of eight different sets of hexadecimal numbers, unlike the IPv4 IPs, that include 4 sets of numbers in between 1 and 255. A good example of an IPv6 address would be 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and with this format the amount of IPs which can be created is many times bigger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every single domain name has its hosting server IP as a record and in essence, this record instructs the domain where the Internet site for it is. Depending on the system the provider employs, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record enables you to host your site with one company and your email messages with a different one, so if you choose to use such a redirection to forward a domain address to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll have to create an AAAA record for it.
AAAA Records in Cloud Website Hosting
If you are using a service through a third-party provider and you have to set up an AAAA record to forward a domain name or a subdomain to their system, you're going to be able to do that with a few mouse clicks via the Hepsia Control Panel, provided with all our cloud website hosting packages. As soon as you sign in, you need to navigate to the DNS Records section where you will find all the records for any domain or subdomain hosted within the account. Creating a new record is as simple as clicking on a button, selecting the type from a drop-down menu, which will be AAAA in this case, and then inputting the value, or the actual IPv6 address, inside a text box. As an added option you are able to edit the TTL value (Time To Live), which outlines how long the record is active after you edit it or erase it in the future. The new AAAA record will be working in no more than an hour and will propagate globally a couple of hours later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start pointing to the new web server.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Setting up a new AAAA record for a domain name or a subdomain hosted in a semi-dedicated server from our company involves only a few very easy steps, that you will be able to find within the Help section of your Hepsia website hosting CP as well. You'll need to select the hostname for which the new record will be created from a drop-down menu where you will find all of your domain addresses and subdomains. Setting up the new AAAA record is as easy as picking out the one that you need and typing in the IPv6 address for it. This is accomplished with no more than a few mouse clicks, so you can very easily point any hostname to a different service provider by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they provide. It will take seconds for the new record to be working and only around an hour for it to propagate globally, so you'll be done in no time. The other service provider may also request you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, which is different from the standard one - 3600 seconds. This feature determines how long it will take for any new value that you set for your record to take effect while the old value is still active.