An AAAA record is an IP address in the newly launched IPv6 format and it consists of 8 groups of hexadecimal numbers, in contrast to the IPv4 IPs, which include 4 sets of numbers between 1 and 255. A good example of an IPv6 address is 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and in this format the total number of IPs that can be created is many times greater than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every domain name has its web hosting server IP address as a record and in essence, this record instructs the domain where the site for it is. Depending on the system that the service provider uses, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record will allow you to host your Internet site with one provider and your emails with a different one, so if you choose to use this kind of redirection to forward a domain name to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you will have to create an AAAA record for it.
AAAA Records in Shared Website Hosting
If you want to use a domain address or a subdomain that you have inside a shared website hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you need to create an AAAA record for that, it will not take you more than only a few clicks to do that using our powerful, though easy-to-use Hepsia CP. When you visit the DNS Records section and then click the Create a New Record button, a little pop-up will show up. This is the area where you can create any DNS record, so you only have to choose the needed domain name or subdomain and the type of record via drop-down navigation and type in the IPv6 address, which is the actual record. Even if you have zero experience with such matters, you will not have any issues as Hepsia is very user-friendly and your new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, so you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other provider. If they demand it, you are also going to be able to modify the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, outlining how long it is going to stay active in the global DNS system after you edit it or delete it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
Setting up a new AAAA record is incredibly easy with our user-friendly Hepsia hosting CP, so if you host a domain address within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you need such a record either for it or for a subdomain which you have created under it, you will be able to create it within a few very simple steps and with no hassle. Hepsia has a section devoted to the DNS records of your domains in which you can find all existing records or set up new ones with a couple of mouse clicks. All it takes to achieve that is to choose the domain/subdomain that you would like to modify, choose AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and input the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address the other company has given you. Within an hour after you save the modification, the newly created record is going to propagate globally and your domain will start forwarding to the third-party web server. If they require it, you can even edit the TTL value, which shows the time this record shall be functioning with its current value before a new one kicks in if you make any changes in the future.