An AAAA record is an IP in the newly presented IPv6 format and it is made up of 8 sets of hexadecimal numbers, as opposed to the IPv4 IPs, which include four sets of numbers 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 amount of IPs that may be created is many times greater than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each domain has its hosting server Internet protocol address as a record and in essence, this record informs the domain address where the site for it is located. Depending on the system that the company uses, the record is going to be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record allows you to host your site with one provider and your emails with a different one, so if you decide to use this sort of redirection to forward a domain name to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you will have to set up an AAAA record for it.
AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting
If you want to use a domain name or a subdomain which you have inside a cloud 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 just a few mouse clicks to do that using our amazing, though easy-to-use Hepsia CP. Once you visit the DNS Records section and then click the Create a New Record button, a small pop-up will show up. This is the place where you can set up any DNS record, so you only have to choose the needed domain or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down navigation and input the IPv6 address, which is the actual record. In case you have no experience with such matters, you'll not have any issues as Hepsia is very user-friendly and your new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, so that you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other service provider. In case they require it, you will also be able to modify the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, determining how long it's going to remain active in the global DNS system after you edit it or remove it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
When you've got a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you ought to set up an AAAA record for a domain name you have hosted in it or a subdomain you've created, it'll take you just a few clicks in the Hepsia CP to accomplish this. Even if you have never had a web hosting account before, you will not experience any difficulties because you will use a very simple and user-friendly interface. All DNS records for your domains will be listed in a section of the Control Panel with the exact same name, so as soon as you go there, you'll see all records that have been created automatically or manually and you're going to be able to set up a new one by simply clicking on the corresponding button. A little pop-up shall appear, so with only several clicks you can choose the type of record you require and for which Internet domain or subdomain it will be set up. After that, simply paste the IPv6 address in a text box, save the modification and one hour later the new AAAA record is going to be completely functioning. As an optional setting, you can pick the length of time this record will be operating after you change it or erase it in the future. This is the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can modify from the default 3600 seconds if the other provider demands it.