Transferring an existing domain involves changing the registrar that handles the domain name registration service, so after the transfer itself, you will have to manage things like renewal fees or DNS entry modifications through the new registrar. The transfer process is standard with most domain name extensions. Certain country-code extensions are more specific and involve different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain entails several basic procedures and one of them is unlocking the domain name. The lock is a safety option, which is being adopted by more and more registry operators. 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 try to take your domain. 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 Web Hosting
The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with each and every web hosting package that we offer, will give you total command over your domain names. You will see all domain names registered through us conveniently displayed in alphabetical order in a separate section of the Control Panel. Those whose extensions support the registrar lock option will have a small padlock icon on their right. By clicking the icon, you can find out if the particular domain name is locked or unlocked and you can update the current status by clicking once again – the process is as straightforward as that. You won’t have to wait for the change to propagate or for our company to do anything, as the change of the status takes effect instantaneously, even if you notice something different on WHOIS lookup websites. After all, it takes time for such websites to update the details that they display.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers
Locking or unlocking any domain registered through our company is astonishingly easy and can be achieved through the Hepsia hosting Control Panel – the one via which you manage your semi-dedicated server. You will 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 by clicking on its icon and since the change will take effect momentarily, you will be able to start the domain name transfer procedure without waiting for the lock status to change on WHOIS lookup sites. If you reconsider your decision and opt not to transfer the domain name away from our company, locking it again will be just as simple and will not take more than a few clicks in your Hepsia Control Panel.