An AAAA record is an Internet protocol address within the newly released IPv6 format and it is made up of eight groups of hexadecimal digits, in contrast to the IPv4 IPs, that include four groups of digits in between 1 and 255. An example of an IPv6 address is 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and in this format the amount of IPs that can be created is many times greater than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each and every domain name has its web hosting server Internet protocol address as a record and in essence, that record informs the domain where the Internet site for it is. Depending on the system that the provider employs, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record permits you to host your site with one company and your e-mails with a different one, so if you choose to use such a redirection to point a domain address to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll need to set up an AAAA record for it.
AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting
The advanced Hepsia web hosting CP, which comes with our cloud hosting, will allow you to create a new AAAA record with ease. When you're within the account and you navigate to the DNS Records section, you'll find all records you have for every hosted domain or a subdomain under it. All it takes to create the AAAA record is to click on the New Record button, to choose the domain/subdomain in question, choose AAAA and then only type in or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We also have a step-by-step guide if you've never created records for your domain names, but it's less likely that you will need it as Hepsia is much easier to make use of than other Control Panels on the market. Within an hour your new record will be active and your domain address will start resolving to the servers of the other provider. In addition, there’s an option to change the TTL value, which shows how long this record will be working if you edit it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value that the other provider may require.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
As our leading-edge cloud web hosting platform supports AAAA records, you're going to be able to create one without difficulty for every internet domain or subdomain which you host in a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record is going to propagate within the hour, so you can start using the services of any other provider 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 of the other records that were set up automatically or you have created manually previously. The set up of the new AAAA record is as simple as picking out the needed domain name or subdomain and the AAAA type via simple drop-down menus, inputting the IPv6 address within a text box and saving the modification. You will be able to modify the record anytime if needed. In case the other service provider demands a specific TTL value for the new record, you'll be able to change this setting too. The Time To Live option specifies how long an existing record will continue functioning after you modify it or remove it and the time is in seconds.