An AAAA record is an IP address within the freshly released IPv6 format and it comprises of eight sets of hexadecimal digits, in contrast to the IPv4 IPs, that include four groups of numbers in between 1 and 255. An example of an IPv6 address is 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and with this format the amount of IPs that could be created is many times higher than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each and every domain name has its hosting server Internet protocol as a record and in essence, this unique record instructs the domain where the website for it is. Depending on the system which the company employs, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record enables you to host your site with one provider and your email messages with a different one, so if you choose to use this type of redirection to point a domain to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you will have to create an AAAA record for it.
AAAA Records in Shared Website Hosting
If you use a service with a third-party service provider and you need to create an AAAA record to forward a domain or a subdomain to their system, you'll be able to do that with just a couple of clicks via the Hepsia CP, supplied with all of our shared website hosting solutions. Once you log in, you will need to go to the DNS Records section where you will find all records for every domain or subdomain hosted in the account. Setting up a new record is as basic as clicking on a button, picking the type from a drop-down menu, that is to be AAAA in this case, and then inputting the value, or the actual IPv6 address, in a text box. As an extra option you can modify the TTL value (Time To Live), that outlines how long the record will be functioning after you edit it or erase it in the future. The new AAAA record will be working in only an hour and will propagate around the world two or three hours later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start forwarding to the new hosting server.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
Creating a new AAAA record for a domain address or a subdomain hosted within a semi-dedicated server from our company includes only a few really easy steps, which you will be able to find in the Help section of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel as well. You'll have to choose the hostname for which the new record is going to be created from a drop-down menu in which you will find your domain addresses and subdomains. Setting up the new AAAA record is as basic 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 effortlessly forward any hostname to a different company by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they offer. It will take seconds for the new record to be working and only around an hour for it to propagate worldwide, so you will be done in no time. The other provider can also request you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, that is different from the default one - 3600 seconds. This feature outlines how long it will take for any new value you set for your record to take effect as the old value is still active.