An AAAA record is an Internet protocol address within the recently presented IPv6 format and it consists of 8 different sets of hexadecimal numbers, in contrast to the IPv4 IPs, that include four sets of digits 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 number of IPs that can be created is many times greater than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every domain name has its website hosting server Internet protocol as a record and in essence, that record instructs the domain name where the Internet site for it can be found. Depending on the system which the company uses, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record will allow you to host your Internet site with one company and your email messages with a different one, so if you choose to use this type of redirection to point a domain name to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll need to set up an AAAA record for it.
AAAA Records in Shared Website Hosting
If you use a service through a third-party provider and you need to set up an AAAA record to forward a domain address or a subdomain to their system, you are going to be able to do that with only a few mouse clicks via the Hepsia CP, provided with all our shared website hosting packages. When you log in, you need to proceed to the DNS Records section in which you will find all records for any domain or subdomain hosted in the account. Setting up a new record is as simple as clicking on a button, choosing the type from a drop-down menu, that will be AAAA in this case, and then entering the value, or the actual IPv6 address, within a text box. As an extra option you are able to change the TTL value (Time To Live), that determines how long the record will be functioning after you edit it or erase it in the future. The new AAAA record is going to be operating in just an hour and will propagate around the world two or three hours later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start directing to the new server.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Setting up a new AAAA record for a domain or a subdomain hosted within a semi-dedicated server from our company includes a few really easy steps, which you will be able to find inside the Help section of your Hepsia hosting Control Panel as well. You will need to choose the hostname for which the new record will be created from a drop-down menu in which you will find all of your domain names and subdomains. Creating the new AAAA record is as simple as selecting the one that you need and typing in the IPv6 address for it. This is achieved with no more than a few mouse clicks, so you can easily point any hostname to a different company by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they provide. It's going to take mere seconds for the new record to be live and only about an hour for it to propagate worldwide, so you'll be done in no time. The other service provider could also ask you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, which is different from the default one - 3600 seconds. This feature outlines how long it will take for any new value that you set for your record to take effect while the old value is still active.