An AAAA record is an IP address within the freshly presented IPv6 format and it comprises of 8 sets of hexadecimal numbers, in contrast to the IPv4 IPs, which feature 4 sets of digits 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 total number of IPs that can be created is many times bigger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each and every domain has its hosting server Internet protocol as a record and in essence, that record informs the domain where the website for it is. Depending on the system the company employs, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record will allow you to host your website with one company and your emails with a different one, so if you choose to use this type of redirection to forward a domain to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll need to create an AAAA record for it.
AAAA Records in Web Hosting
If you want to set up a new AAAA record a domain name or subdomain hosted inside your web hosting account, it won't take you more than a few basic steps to do that. Our in-house built Hepsia CP is quite intuitive to use and it will enable you to create or change every single record effortlessly. Once you sign in and go to the DNS Records section, where you'll discover all present records for your domain addresses and subdomains, you will only have to click on the "New" button, select AAAA from a small drop-down options menu in the pop-up that'll appear, enter or paste the required IPv6 address and save the change - it is as easy as that. The new record will be fully functioning within a maximum of 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'll also be able to modify the TTL (Time To Live) value, which shows the time in seconds that the new record will be functioning after you eventually edit it to something different or you simply remove it.
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 you have hosted in it or a subdomain you've created, it'll take you just a few clicks inside the Hepsia CP to do that. Even though you may have never had a website hosting account before, you'll not experience any troubles as you will use a very simple and intuitive interface. All DNS records for your domains 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're going to be able to create a new one by simply clicking on the corresponding button. A little pop-up shall appear, so with only several mouse clicks you can pick the type of record you require and for which domain name or subdomain it's going to be created. Then, just paste the IPv6 address within a text box, save the change and one hour later the new AAAA record will be 100% functioning. As an optional setting, you can select how long this record shall be operating after you modify 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 modify from the standard 3600 seconds in case the other service provider needs it.