An AAAA record is an IP address in the newly presented IPv6 format and it consists of 8 sets of hexadecimal numbers, unlike the IPv4 IPs, which include four sets of numbers between 1 and 255. An illustration of an IPv6 address would be 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and with this format the amount of IPs that can be created is many times bigger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every single domain name has its web hosting server IP address as a record and in essence, that record informs the domain address where the website for it can be found. Depending on the system that the service provider employs, the record is going to be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record enables you to host your Internet site with one company and your emails with a different one, so if you decide to use such a redirection to forward a domain name to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you will need to create an AAAA record for it.
AAAA Records in Shared Hosting
If you'd like to use a domain name or a subdomain you have within a shared 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 that using our highly effective, though easy-to-use Hepsia CP. Once you navigate to the DNS Records section and click on the Create a New Record button, a compact pop-up will show up. This is the area where you can create any DNS record, so you simply have to choose the needed domain address or subdomain and the type of record via drop-down menus and type in the IPv6 address, that is the actual record. In case you have zero experience with such matters, you'll not have any troubles as Hepsia is extremely user-friendly and your new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, so you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other service provider. If they require it, you'll also be able to change the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, defining how long it will remain active in the global DNS system after you edit it or delete it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
Creating a new AAAA record is incredibly easy using our user-friendly Hepsia hosting Control Panel, so if you host a domain in a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you need such a record either for it or for a subdomain that you have set up under it, you'll be able to create it in just a few quite simple steps and with no hassle. Hepsia includes a section dedicated to the DNS records of your domain names where you can find all existing records or create new ones with a few mouse clicks. All it takes to achieve that is to pick the domain/subdomain that you'd like to change, select AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and enter 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 will propagate worldwide and your domain name will start forwarding to the third-party server. If they demand it, you can even change the TTL value, which outlines the time this record shall be operating with its current value before a new one kicks in if you make any adjustments in the future.