Transferring an already registered domain entails changing the registrar company that handles the registration service, so after the transfer, you will have to manage things like renewal fees or DNS resource record modifications through the new company. The transfer process is standard with most TLD extensions. Certain country-code extensions are more specific and entail different procedures, but in the general case transferring a domain involves several basic steps and one of them is unlocking the domain name. The lock is a security feature, which is being embraced by more and more domain name registry operators. It’s a standard feature supported by all generic top-level domain names. If a domain name is locked, it won’t be possible to start a transfer process, so nobody can even attempt to take your domain name. The lock can be removed only through the account where the domain name is registered in the first place and all new domains that support this option are locked by default when they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Web Hosting

Locking and unlocking a domain registered through our company is amazingly easy. This can be achieved through the Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with our Linux web hosting, and will take exactly two clicks of the mouse. All your domain names will be shown in alphabetical order in the Registered Domains 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 notice the present status of the domain name. Click once more and you will alter its status. The update will propagate immediately 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 straight away.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Locking or unlocking any domain registered through us is extremely easy and can be accomplished through the Hepsia hosting Control Panel – the one via which you administer your semi-dedicated server. You’ll find all your domains in the Registered Domains section and the ones whose extensions support the registrar lock option will have a padlock-like icon on their right. You can unlock any domain by clicking on its icon and since the update will take effect momentarily, you’ll be able to continue with the transfer process without waiting for the lock status to be changed on WHOIS lookup websites. If you reconsider your decision and opt not to transfer the domain away from our company, locking it once again will be just as simple and will not take more than a few mouse clicks in your hosting Control Panel.