An AAAA record is an Internet protocol address within the recently released IPv6 format and it consists of eight different groups of hexadecimal digits, as opposed to the IPv4 IPs, that include 4 sets of numbers in between 1 and 255. An example of an IPv6 address would be 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and with this format the number of IPs which can be created is many times larger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each domain has its hosting server Internet protocol address as a record and in essence, this record informs the domain address where the site for it is. Depending on the system the provider employs, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record will allow you to host your site with one company and your email messages with a different one, so if you choose to use this type of redirection to forward a domain address 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 with a third-party service provider and you have to create an AAAA record to point a domain address or a subdomain to their system, you'll be able to do that with only a few clicks within the Hepsia CP, which comes with all our shared website hosting plans. After you log in, you will need to proceed to the DNS Records section in which you are going to find all the records for any domain name or subdomain hosted within the account. Setting up a new record is as basic as clicking on a button, choosing the type from a drop-down options menu, that will be AAAA in this case, and then inputting the value, or the actual IPv6 address, in a text box. As an extra option you are able to modify the TTL value (Time To Live), that specifies how long the record is active after you modify it or remove it in the future. The new AAAA record will be live in no more than an hour and will propagate globally an hour or two later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start pointing to the new hosting server.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
If you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you have to set up an AAAA record for a domain address you have hosted in it or a subdomain you've created, it'll take you just a few mouse clicks in the Hepsia CP to achieve that. Even if you have never had a hosting account before, you won't face any difficulties since 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 exact same name, so when you go there, you will see all records which have been set up automatically or manually and you will be able to create a new one by simply clicking on the corresponding button. A little pop-up will appear, so with only a couple of clicks you can select the type of record you require and for which domain name or subdomain it's going to be set up. Afterwards, just paste the IPv6 address within a text box, save the change and 1 hour later the new AAAA record will be 100% active. As an optional setting, you can select the length of time this record will be functioning after you edit it or remove it in the future. This is actually the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can change from the default 3600 seconds if the other provider needs it.