An AAAA record is an IP in the recently launched IPv6 format and it is comprised of eight groups of hexadecimal digits, unlike the IPv4 IPs, which feature four groups of digits between 1 and 255. A good example of an IPv6 address is 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and with this format the amount of IPs that may be created is many times higher than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every single domain has its hosting server IP address as a record and in essence, that record instructs the domain where the website for it is. Depending on the system the provider employs, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record enables you to host your site with one provider and your emails with a different one, so if you choose to use this type of redirection to forward a domain to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you will have to create an AAAA record for it.
AAAA Records in Cloud Website Hosting
The highly developed Hepsia website hosting Control Panel, included with our cloud website hosting, will enable you to set up a new AAAA record effortlessly. When you are inside the account and you go to the DNS Records section, you'll discover all records you have for every hosted domain address or a subdomain under it. All it takes to create the AAAA record is to click on the New Record button, to select the domain/subdomain in question, select AAAA then simply type or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We also have a step-by-step guide if you've never created records for your domain addresses, but it's extremely unlikely that you will need it as Hepsia is much easier to work with compared with other Control Panels on the market. Within an hour your new record shall be active and your domain address will start resolving to the servers of the other service provider. There is also an option to change the TTL value, which determines how long this record is going to be working if you edit it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value which the other company may require.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
Setting up a new AAAA record for a domain address or a subdomain hosted inside a semi-dedicated server from our company involves only a few simple steps, which you'll be able to find in the Help section of your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel as well. You'll need to pick the hostname for which the new record is going to be created from a drop-down menu in which you will find all your domains and subdomains. Setting up the new AAAA record is as easy as choosing the one that you need and entering the IPv6 address for it. This is achieved with no more than a couple of clicks, so you can very easily forward any hostname to a different company by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they supply. It takes mere seconds for the new record to be active and only about an hour for it to propagate around the globe, so you'll be done in no time. The other service provider may also request you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, that is different from the standard one - 3600 seconds. This feature shows how long it will take for any new value which you set for your record to take effect as the old value is still active.