An AAAA record is an IP in the recently launched IPv6 format and it is made up of eight sets of hexadecimal numbers, as opposed to the IPv4 IPs, that include four sets of digits in between 1 and 255. An illustration of an IPv6 address is 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and in this format the sheer number of IPs that could be created is many times greater than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every single domain has its website hosting server Internet protocol as a record and in essence, this unique record instructs the domain name where the Internet site for it is. Depending on the system that the company uses, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record will allow you to host your Internet site with one company and your emails with another, so if you choose to use such a redirection to point a domain name to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you will need to set up an AAAA record for it.
AAAA Records in Cloud Website Hosting
If you'd like to use a domain address or a subdomain which you have inside a cloud website hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you have to create an AAAA record for that, it is not going to take you more than only a few clicks to do this through our effective, though easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. As soon as you visit the DNS Records section and click on the Create a New Record button, a compact pop-up will show up. This is the place where you could create any DNS record, so you simply have to pick the needed domain address or subdomain and the type of record from drop-down menus and input the IPv6 address, that’s the actual record. If you happen to have zero experience with such matters, you'll not have any issues as Hepsia is very intuitive and the new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, so you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other service provider. Provided they require it, you're also going to be able to modify the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, defining how long it'll remain active in the global DNS system after you edit it or erase it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
As our state-of-the-art cloud web hosting platform supports AAAA records, you're going to be able to create one with no trouble for every domain name or subdomain you host in a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record will propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using the services of any other company you forward the domain/subdomain to in no time. You could create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia hosting Control Panel in which you will also find all other records that were created automatically or you have set up manually in the past. The creation of the new AAAA record is as easy as picking the needed domain name or subdomain and the AAAA type from simple drop-down menus, entering the IPv6 address in a text box and saving the change. You are going to be able to edit the record at any time if necessary. Assuming the other company needs a specific TTL value for the new record, you will be able to edit this setting too. The Time To Live option outlines how long an existing record will continue functioning after you modify it or remove it and the time is in seconds.