Transferring an existing domain entails switching the domain name registrar that provides the domain name registration service, so after the transfer, you’ll have to manage things like renewal payments or DNS entry modifications through the new company. The transfer procedure is standard with most domain extensions. Some country-code extensions are more specific and entail different procedures, but in the general case transferring a domain involves a few basic steps and one of them is unlocking the domain name. The lock is a safety option, which is being embraced by more and more domain name registry organizations. It’s a default feature supported by all generic top-level domain names. If a domain name is locked, it will be impossible to initiate a transfer process, so nobody can even attempt to snatch your domain. The domain lock can be annulled only through the account where the domain is registered and all new domain names that support this feature are locked by default when they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Shared Hosting

Locking and unlocking a domain name registered through our company is very easy. This can be done through the Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with our Linux shared hosting, and will take exactly two clicks. All your domains will be displayed in alphabetical order in the Domain Manager section of the Control Panel and next to those whose extensions support the domain lock option, you will notice a padlock-like sign. Click on it once and you will see the domain name’s present status. Click once more and you will change its status. The update will take effect momentarily without the need for you or for our company to do anything else for the status to be ‘refreshed’ on WHOIS lookup websites, so you can proceed with the transfer right away.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Locking or unlocking any domain name registered through our company is unbelievably easy and can be accomplished through the Hepsia hosting 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 those whose extensions support the registrar lock feature will have a padlock icon next to them. You can unlock any domain name by clicking on its icon and since the change will propagate instantaneously, you’ll be able to start the domain name transfer procedure without having to wait for the status to be changed on WHOIS sites. If you change your mind and decide not to transfer the domain away from our company, locking it once again will be just as simple and will not require more than several mouse clicks in your hosting Control Panel.