An AAAA record is an Internet protocol address in the newly launched IPv6 format and it is made up of eight different groups of hexadecimal numbers, as opposed to the IPv4 IPs, that include four groups of digits between 1 and 255. An illustration of an IPv6 address is 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and in this format the total number of IPs that can be created is many times higher than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each domain has its web hosting server IP address as a record and in essence, that record instructs the domain where the website for it can be found. Depending on the system that the provider employs, 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 email messages with another, so if you choose to use such a redirection to forward a domain address to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you will have to set up an AAAA record for it.
AAAA Records in Cloud Web Hosting
If you want to create a new AAAA record a domain address or subdomain hosted within your cloud web hosting account, it is not going to take you more than a couple of simple steps to do that. Our in-house built Hepsia CP is extremely intuitive to use and is going to allow you to set up or modify every record with ease. As soon as you log in and visit the DNS Records section, where you can find all present records for your domains and subdomains, you will just have to click the "New" button, choose AAAA from a small drop-down options menu inside the pop-up that will show up, input or paste the needed IPv6 address and save the modification - it's as basic as that. The new record will be 100% functioning within only one hour and the hostname you have created it for is going to start opening whatever content you have with the other company. If necessary, you will also be able to edit the TTL (Time To Live) value, which indicates the time in seconds which the new record will be live after you eventually change it to something different or you simply remove it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
As our advanced cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you're going to be able to create one without difficulty for any internet domain or subdomain which you host within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record will propagate within the hour, so that you can start using the services of any other company you point the domain/subdomain to in no time. You are able to create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia website hosting CP where you will also find all other records that were created automatically or you have set up manually before. The creation of the new AAAA record is as easy as choosing the needed Internet domain or subdomain and the AAAA type via simple drop-down menus, inputting the IPv6 address inside a text box and saving the change. You will be able to change the record anytime if needed. Assuming the other company demands a particular TTL value for the new record, you will be able to modify this setting as well. The Time To Live option determines how long an existing record will keep operating after you modify it or remove it and the time is in seconds.