An AAAA record is an Internet protocol address in the newly released IPv6 format and it comprises of 8 groups of hexadecimal digits, as opposed to the IPv4 IPs, that include four groups of numbers in between 1 and 255. An example of an IPv6 address would be 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 name has its website hosting server Internet protocol as a record and in essence, that record tells the domain where the website for it can be found. Depending on the system the provider uses, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record enables you to host your Internet site with one provider and your emails with a different one, so if you decide to use this kind of redirection to point a domain to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll need to create an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Cloud Web Hosting

If you are using a service through a third-party company and you need to set up an AAAA record to point a domain or a subdomain to their system, you are going to be able to do that with just a couple of clicks within the Hepsia Control Panel, supplied with our cloud web hosting packages. As soon as you sign in, you have to visit the DNS Records section where you are going to find all of the records for any domain or subdomain hosted in the account. Creating a new record is as basic as clicking on a button, picking the type from a drop-down menu, which will be AAAA in this case, and then inserting the value, or the actual IPv6 address, inside a text box. As an extra option you are able to change the TTL value (Time To Live), that specifies how long the record will be functioning after you change it or delete it in the future. The new AAAA record will be operating in just an hour and will propagate around the world an hour or two later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start directing to the new web server.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

As our leading-edge cloud web hosting platform supports AAAA records, you will be able to create one with ease for every internet domain or subdomain that you host inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record will propagate within the hour, so that you can start using the services of any other provider you forward the domain/subdomain to right away. You are able to create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia website hosting CP where you will also find all of the other records that were created automatically or you have created manually previously. The set up of the new AAAA record is as easy as selecting the needed Internet domain or subdomain and the AAAA type via simple drop-down menus, inputting the IPv6 address inside a text box and saving the modification. You will be able to change the record anytime if required. In case the other service provider requires a specific TTL value for the new record, you will be able to modify this setting as well. The Time To Live option outlines how long an existing record will keep functioning after you modify it or erase it and the time is in seconds.