Transferring an existing domain name entails switching the domain registrar that handles the registration service, so after the transfer, you will have to manage things like renewal fees or DNS record modifications through the new registrar company. The transfer process itself is standard with most domain name extensions. Some country-code extensions are more specific and involve different procedures, but in the general case transferring a domain name entails a few basic steps and one of them is unlocking the domain name. The domain lock is a safety option, which is being adopted 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 snatch your domain name. The domain lock can be removed only through the account where the domain name is registered and all new domains that support this functionality are locked by default the moment they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Shared Website Hosting

Locking and unlocking a domain registered through us is extremely easy. This can be done through the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with our shared website hosting plans, and will require exactly two clicks. All your domains will be listed in alphabetical order in the Registered Domains section of the Hepsia Control Panel and next to those whose extensions support the registrar lock option, you will notice a padlock-like icon. Click on it once and you’ll notice the domain’s present status. Click once more and you’ll change its status. The update will propagate instantaneously 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 procedure straight away.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you wish to transfer a domain from our company to another registrar and you have a semi-dedicated server account, you will be able to get the domain ready with just several clicks of the mouse. All your domains will be shown in a separate section of the Hepsia Control Panel – the very same tool via which you’ll administer your web hosting account. If a particular generic or country-code TLD supports the registrar lock option, you will see a padlock-like icon. You can find out if the domain is locked or not by clicking on that icon once and you can update the status by clicking for a second time. This is all it takes and there will be nothing else that you or we will need to do, so you can proceed with the domain name transfer procedure right away. The update will take effect instantaneously, so you will not need to wait for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup sites.