Transferring an active domain name entails switching the registrar company that provides the registration service, so after the transfer, you’ll have to manage things like renewal fees or DNS record updates through the new registrar company. The transfer procedure itself is standard with most top-level domain name extensions. Some country-code extensions are more specific and entail different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain name involves a few basic steps and one of them is unlocking the domain. The domain lock is a safety feature, which is being embraced by more and more domain name registry organizations. It’s a default feature supported by all generic TLDs. If a domain name is locked, it won’t be possible to initiate a transfer process, so no one can even attempt to steal your domain name. The lock can be annulled only through the account where the domain is registered and all new domains that support this functionality are locked by default when they are registered.
Registrar Lock in Website Hosting
Locking and unlocking a domain name registered through our company is unbelievably easy. This can be accomplished through the Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with our Linux website hosting packages, and will take exactly two mouse clicks. All your domains will be shown in alphabetical order in the Domain Manager section of the Hepsia Control Panel and next to those whose extensions support the domain lock option, you’ll see a padlock-like icon. Click on it once and you’ll notice the present status of the domain name. Click once again and you’ll alter its status. The change will take effect immediately without the need for you or for us to do anything else for the status to be ‘refreshed’ on WHOIS lookup websites, so you can continue with the transfer process right away.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting
In case you’ve registered a domain name through our company and you’d like to transfer it, you can easily unlock it through the exact same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to manage your semi-dedicated server account. All registrations will be shown in alphabetical order in your account and you’ll notice a mini padlock-like icon on the right side of each domain there, as long as its generic or country-code extension supports the registrar lock option. You can find out whether the domain name is locked or not by clicking on this icon and change the present status by clicking on it once again. You can then go ahead and initiate the transfer right away without needing to wait for the status to change on WHOIS lookup websites, as the change will propagate instantly without you or us having to do anything else.