Transferring an existing domain entails switching the registrar company that handles the registration service, so after the transfer, you’ll have to manage things like renewal payments or DNS resource record modifications through the new registrar company. The transfer process itself is standard with most domain extensions. Some country-code extensions are more specific and involve different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain name entails a few basic steps and one of them is unlocking the domain name. The lock is a safety option, which is being adopted by more and more domain name registry organizations. It’s a standard feature supported by all generic TLDs. If a domain name is locked, it will not be possible to start a transfer process, so no one can even try to register your domain. The domain 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 the moment they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Shared Web Hosting

Locking and unlocking a domain name registered through us is very easy. This can be achieved through the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with our shared web hosting, and will take literally two clicks. All your domains 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’ll see a padlock-like sign. Click on it once and you’ll see the present status of the domain name. Click once more and you’ll alter its status. The change will take effect instantaneously without the need for you or for us to do anything else for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup websites, so you can initiate the transfer right away.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers

Locking or unlocking any domain name registered through our company is truly easy and can be done through the Hepsia Control Panel – the one via which you manage your semi-dedicated server. You’ll see all your domain names in the Registered Domains section and the ones whose extensions support the registrar lock option will have a padlock-like icon next to them. You can unlock any domain by clicking on its icon and since the update will take effect instantly, you will be able to go ahead with the domain transfer without the need to wait for the registrar lock status to change on WHOIS lookup sites. If you change your mind and opt not to transfer the domain name away from our company, locking it once again will be just as simple and will not take more than several mouse clicks in your Control Panel.