An AAAA record is an IP address in the recently released IPv6 format and it comprises of 8 different sets of hexadecimal digits, unlike the IPv4 IPs, which feature four groups of numbers between 1 and 255. A good example of an IPv6 address would be 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and in this format the sheer number of IPs that could be created is many times bigger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each domain name has its website hosting server IP address as a record and in essence, this record informs the domain where the site for it is. Depending on the system that the service provider employs, the record is going to be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record permits you to host your Internet site with one provider and your e-mails 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 set up an AAAA record for it.
AAAA Records in Web Hosting
If you need to set up a new AAAA record for any domain name or subdomain hosted inside your web hosting account, it won't take you more than a few simple steps to do that. Our in-house built Hepsia CP is rather intuitive to use and it'll permit you to create or edit every single record with ease. After you log in and visit the DNS Records section, where you'll discover all current records for your domain names and subdomains, you will only have to click on the "New" button, pick AAAA from a small drop-down options menu in the pop-up that will appear, enter or paste the required IPv6 address and save the change - it's as easy as that. The new record shall be 100% working within only 1 hour and the hostname you have created it for will start opening whatever content you have with the other company. If needed, you will also be able to change the TTL (Time To Live) value, which reveals the time in seconds the new record will be working after you eventually edit it to something different or you simply remove it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
In case you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you have to create an AAAA record for a domain you have hosted in it or a subdomain you have set up, it will take you only a few clicks within the Hepsia Control Panel to accomplish this. Even when you have never had a website hosting account before, you won't face any problems as you will use a very simple and easy-to-use interface. All the DNS records for your domain addresses will be listed in a section of the CP with the same name, so as soon as you go there, you will see all records that have been set up automatically or manually and you will be able to set up a new one by simply clicking the corresponding button. A little pop-up will appear, so with only several clicks you can choose the type of record that you need and for which Internet domain or subdomain it will be created. Next, just paste the IPv6 address in a text box, save the change and 1 hour later the new AAAA record is going to be completely functioning. As an optional setting, you can pick how long this record shall be functioning after you change it or remove it in the future. That is the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can change from the default 3600 seconds in case the other provider needs it.