Transferring an already registered domain involves switching the registrar company that provides the domain registration service, so after the transfer, you will have to manage things like renewal fees or DNS modifications through the new domain registrar. The transfer process itself is standard with most domain extensions. Certain country-code extensions are more specific and entail different procedures, but in the general case transferring a domain entails a few necessary steps and one of them is unlocking the domain name. The domain lock is a safety option, which is being embraced by more and more registry organizations. It’s a standard feature supported by all generic Top-Level Domains. If a domain name is locked, it will be impossible to start a transfer procedure, so no one can even attempt to snatch your domain name. The domain lock can be annulled only through the account where the domain is registered in the first place and all new domains that support this functionality are locked by default when they are registered.
Registrar Lock in Shared Web Hosting
Locking and unlocking a domain name registered through our company is really easy. This can be achieved through the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with our shared web hosting, and will require literally two clicks. All your domain names will be shown alphabetically in the Registered Domains section of the Control Panel and next to those whose extensions support the registrar lock option, you will see a padlock-like symbol. Click on it once and you will notice the domain’s present status. Click once more and you will change its status. The change will take effect momentarily without the need for you or for our company to do anything else for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup websites, so you can go ahead with the transfer process straight away.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers
Locking or unlocking any domain registered through us is unbelievably easy and can be achieved through the Hepsia hosting Control Panel – the one via which you administer your semi-dedicated server. You’ll find all your domain names in the Domain Manager section and those whose extensions support the registrar lock feature will have a padlock-like icon next to them. You can unlock any domain name by clicking on its icon and since the change will propagate right away, you’ll be able to continue with the domain name transfer without waiting for the status to be updated on WHOIS websites. If you reconsider your decision and choose not to transfer the domain name away from our company, locking it again will be just as easy and will not require more than a few clicks in your Hepsia Control Panel.