An AAAA record is an Internet protocol address in the recently introduced IPv6 format and it comprises of eight different groups of hexadecimal numbers, in contrast to the IPv4 IPs, that include 4 groups of numbers in 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 sheer number of IPs which can be created is many times higher than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each and every domain has its hosting server Internet protocol as a record and in essence, this unique record informs the domain address where the Internet site for it can be found. Depending on the system the service provider uses, 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 e-mails with a different one, so if you choose to use this type of 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 Shared Website Hosting
If you need to set up a new AAAA record a domain name or subdomain hosted in your shared website hosting account, it is not going to take you more than a few basic steps to do that. Our in-house built Hepsia CP is rather intuitive to use and it will enable you to create or change every single record easily. As soon as you log in and go to the DNS Records section, where you'll discover all existing records for your domain names and subdomains, you'll only have to click the "New" button, pick out AAAA from a small drop-down options menu within the pop-up which will appear, type or paste the necessary IPv6 address and save the change - it is as basic as that. The new record is going to be 100% live within no more than one hour and the hostname you have created it for shall start opening whatever content you have with the other provider. When required, you will also be able to modify the TTL (Time To Live) value, which shows the time in seconds that the new record will be live after you eventually edit it to something different or you simply delete it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
Creating a new AAAA record for a domain name or a subdomain hosted within a semi-dedicated server from our company includes a few very easy steps, which you will be able to find within the Help section of your Hepsia hosting Control Panel as well. You'll need to select the hostname for which the new record is going to be created from a drop-down menu where you will find your domain addresses and subdomains. Setting up the new AAAA record is as easy as picking out the one that you need and inputting the IPv6 address for it. This is achieved with no more than a few clicks, so you can very easily point any hostname to a different provider by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they offer. It will take just a few seconds for the new record to be functioning and only about an hour for it to propagate globally, so you'll be done in no time. The other company may also request you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, that is different from the default one - 3600 seconds. This feature reveals 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.