An AAAA record is an IP in the freshly launched IPv6 format and it consists of eight different sets of hexadecimal numbers, in contrast to the IPv4 IPs, which include four groups of numbers between 1 and 255. A good example of an IPv6 address would be 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and with this format the sheer number of IPs that could be created is many times greater than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each and every domain name has its hosting server IP as a record and in essence, this unique record instructs the domain where the site for it is. Depending on the system the service provider uses, 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 e-mails with another, so if you choose to use this sort of redirection to forward a domain to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you will need to create an AAAA record for it.
AAAA Records in Web Hosting
The state-of-the-art Hepsia hosting CP, included with our web hosting, allows you to set up a new AAAA record without difficulty. When you're inside the account and you go to the DNS Records section, you'll discover all records that you have for any hosted domain address or a subdomain under it. All it takes to set up the AAAA record is to click the New Record button, to pick the domain/subdomain in question, select AAAA then only type in or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We also have a step-by-step guide if you have never created records for your domain names, but it's extremely unlikely that you'll need it as Hepsia is much simpler to make use of than other Control Panels available. Within an hour your new record shall be active and your domain will start resolving to the servers of the other provider. There is also an option to modify the TTL value, which shows how long this record is going to be working if you modify it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value which the other service provider may require.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Setting up a new AAAA record is incredibly easy with our user-friendly Hepsia hosting CP, so if you host a domain inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you require such a record either for it or for a subdomain which you have created under it, you'll be able to create it in just a few rather simple steps and without any hassle. Hepsia features a section dedicated to the DNS records of your domain addresses in which you can find all existing records or create new ones with a couple of clicks. All it takes to achieve that is to pick the domain/subdomain you want to edit, pick AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and type the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address which the other company has given you. Within an hour after you save the change, the new record is going to propagate world-wide and your domain name will start pointing to the third-party web server. If they need it, you can even change the TTL value, which shows the time this record is going to be working with its existing value before a new one takes over if you make any adjustments in the future.