An AAAA record is an IP address in the newly launched IPv6 format and it consists of eight different sets of hexadecimal numbers, in contrast to the IPv4 IPs, which feature 4 sets of digits in between 1 and 255. An illustration of an IPv6 address would be 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and in this format the amount of IPs that could be created is many times larger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each and every domain name has its website hosting server Internet protocol address as a record and in essence, that record instructs the domain name where the Internet site for it can be found. Depending on the system that the company employs, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record permits you to host your Internet site with one provider and your email messages with a different one, so if you choose to use this kind of redirection to point a domain to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you will need to set up an AAAA record for it.
AAAA Records in Shared Website Hosting
If you want to use a domain address or a subdomain which you have inside a shared 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 clicks to do that via our amazing, though easy-to-use Hepsia CP. When you go to the DNS Records section and click the Create a New Record button, a little pop-up will appear. This is the area where you could create any DNS record, so you only have to choose the needed domain or subdomain and the type of record via drop-down navigation and input the IPv6 address, which is the actual record. In case you have no experience with such matters, you'll not have any issues as Hepsia is incredibly user-friendly and the new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, so that you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other provider. If they demand it, you're also going to be able to modify the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, determining how long it'll stay active in the global DNS system after you change it or delete it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Creating a new AAAA record for a domain name or a subdomain hosted within a semi-dedicated server from our company involves only a few really easy steps, that you will be able to find within the Help section of your Hepsia hosting CP as well. You will have to pick the hostname for which the new record will be created from a drop-down menu where you will find your domains and subdomains. Setting up the new AAAA record is as simple as selecting the one that you need and entering the IPv6 address for it. This is accomplished with no more than a couple of clicks, so you can effortlessly direct any hostname to a different company by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they provide. It takes seconds for the new record to be functioning and just about an hour for it to propagate worldwide, so you'll be done in no time. The other company could also request you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, that's different from the default one - 3600 seconds. This feature outlines how long it will take for any new value which you set for your record to take effect as the old value is still active.