An AAAA record is an Internet protocol address within the recently launched IPv6 format and it comprises of eight sets of hexadecimal digits, unlike the IPv4 IPs, which feature four groups of numbers in between 1 and 255. An illustration of an IPv6 address is 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and with this format the number of IPs that may be created is many times larger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each and every domain has its website hosting server Internet protocol address as a record and in essence, this record instructs the domain address where the website for it is located. Depending on the system which the company employs, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record allows you to host your site with one company and your e-mails with another, so if you decide to use such a redirection to point 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 Hosting
The highly developed Hepsia web hosting CP, provided with our hosting, will permit you to create a new AAAA record easily. When you are in the account and you visit the DNS Records section, you will discover all records that you have for every hosted domain or a subdomain under it. All it takes to set up the AAAA record is to click the New Record button, to choose the domain/subdomain in question, pick AAAA after which simply type in or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We also have a step-by-step guide if you have never created records for your domains, but it's unlikely that you will need it as Hepsia is much easier to make use of in comparison with other Control Panels available. Within an hour your new record is going to be active and your domain name will start resolving to the servers of the other provider. There is also an option to edit the TTL value, which shows how long this record will be working if you update it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value that the other provider may require.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Creating a new AAAA record is incredibly easy using our user-friendly Hepsia hosting CP, so if you host a domain address in a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you require such a record either for it or for a subdomain that you have set up under it, you'll be able to create it within a few rather simple steps and without any hassle. Hepsia features a section devoted to the DNS records of your domain addresses in which you can find all current records or create new ones with a few mouse clicks. All it takes to accomplish this is to pick the domain/subdomain you need to edit, choose AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and input the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address which the other provider has given you. Within an hour after you save the modification, the newly created record will propagate world-wide and your domain name will start pointing to the third-party hosting server. If they demand it, you can even modify the TTL value, which reveals the time this record shall be active with its existing value before a new one takes over if you make any modifications in the future.