An AAAA record is an IP within the newly presented IPv6 format and it consists of eight different groups of hexadecimal numbers, as opposed to the IPv4 IPs, which feature 4 groups of numbers in between 1 and 255. An illustration of an IPv6 address would be 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and in this format the total number of IPs that could be created is many times higher than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every single domain name has its web hosting server Internet protocol address as a record and in essence, this record informs the domain name where the site for it is located. Depending on the system that the service provider uses, the record is going to be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record allows you to host your Internet site with one provider and your emails with a different one, so if you choose to use such a redirection to forward a domain name to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll have to set up an AAAA record for it.
AAAA Records in Shared Hosting
In order to use a domain name or a subdomain you have inside a shared hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you have to set up an AAAA record for that, it won't take you more than just a few clicks to do that through our effective, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia CP. After you visit the DNS Records section and click the Create a New Record button, a compact pop-up will appear. This is the area where you could set up any DNS record, so you only have to select the needed domain address or subdomain and the type of record via drop-down navigation and enter the IPv6 address, that is the actual record. If you happen to have zero experience with such matters, you'll not have any problems as Hepsia is very intuitive and the new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using your domain/subdomain with the other company. Provided they demand it, you're also going to be able to edit the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, defining how long it's going to remain active in the global DNS system after you change it or delete it.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
When you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you have to set up an AAAA record for a domain name you have hosted in it or a subdomain you have created, it'll take you only a few clicks within the Hepsia Control Panel to achieve that. Even though you may have never had a website hosting account before, you will not encounter any problems since you will use a very simple and intuitive interface. All DNS records for your domain addresses are going to be listed in a section of the CP with the same name, so when you go there, you will notice all records which have been set up automatically or manually and you'll be able to set up a new one by simply clicking on the corresponding button. A small pop-up will appear, so with only several clicks you can pick the type of record that you need and for which domain name or subdomain it'll be set up. After that, simply paste the IPv6 address inside a text box, save the change and one hour later the new AAAA record is going to be fully live. As an optional setting, you may choose how long this record will be operating 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 modify from the default 3600 seconds in case the other provider needs it.