An AAAA record is an Internet protocol address within the recently presented IPv6 format and it is comprised of 8 different sets of hexadecimal digits, unlike the IPv4 IPs, which include four sets of numbers between 1 and 255. A good example of an IPv6 address is 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and with this format the total number of IPs that may be created is many times greater than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each domain name has its hosting server IP as a record and in essence, this unique record tells the domain address where the Internet site for it is located. Depending on the system that the provider uses, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record permits you to host your website with one provider and your e-mails with a different one, so if you choose to use this type of redirection to forward a domain address to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you will need to create an AAAA record for it.
AAAA Records in Shared Website Hosting
If you want to create a new AAAA record for any domain name or subdomain hosted in your shared website hosting account, it is not going to take you more than a few easy steps to do that. Our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel is very intuitive to use and it will permit you to set up or modify any record effortlessly. Once you log in and go to the DNS Records section, where you can find all existing records for your domain names and subdomains, you'll only have to click on the "New" button, select AAAA from a small drop-down options menu in the pop-up that will appear, enter or paste the required IPv6 address and save the modification - it is as basic as that. The new record shall be fully functioning within only 1 hour and the hostname you have created it for is going to start opening whatever content you have with the other company. When required, you will also be able to edit the TTL (Time To Live) value, which signifies the time in seconds that the new record will be live after you eventually edit it to something different or you simply remove it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
When you've got a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you have to set up an AAAA record for a domain you have hosted in it or a subdomain you've created, it will take you only a few mouse clicks within the Hepsia CP to do that. Even if you have never had a hosting account before, you'll not experience any problems because you will use a very simple and intuitive interface. All DNS records for your domains are going to be listed in a section of the CP with the same name, so when you go there, you'll see all records that have been created automatically or manually and you are going to be able to create a new one by clicking on the corresponding button. A little pop-up shall appear, so with just several clicks you can select the type of record you require and for which Internet domain or subdomain it's going to be created. Then, simply paste the IPv6 address inside a text box, save the change and one hour later the new AAAA record is going to be 100% live. As an optional setting, you can select the length of time this record shall be active after you edit it or remove it in the future. This is actually the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can change from the default 3600 seconds in case the other provider demands it.