Transferring an existing domain entails switching the domain registrar that handles the domain registration service, so after the transfer itself, you will have to manage things like renewal fees or DNS record updates through the new registrar company. The transfer process is standard with most top-level domain name extensions. Certain country-code extensions are more specific and involve different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain name entails several necessary steps and one of them is unlocking the domain name. The domain lock is a security feature, which is being embraced by more and more registry organizations. It’s a default feature supported by all generic top-level domain names. If a domain is locked, it won’t be possible to start a transfer process, so no one can even attempt to register 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 feature are locked by default when they are registered.
Registrar Lock in Shared Hosting
The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which is included with each and every shared hosting package that we offer, will give you full control over your domains. You will find 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 given domain name is locked or unlocked and you can alter the current status by clicking again – the process is as straightforward as that. You won’t have to wait for the update to take effect or for our company to do anything, as the status change takes effect instantly, even if you see something different on WHOIS lookup websites. After all, it takes time for such websites to ‘refresh’ the information that they show.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers
In case you’ve registered a domain name through us and you want to transfer it away, you can quickly unlock it through the same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to administer your semi-dedicated server account. All registrations will be displayed alphabetically in your account and you’ll see a mini padlock icon next to each domain there, as long as its extension supports the registrar lock option. You can see if the domain is locked or not by clicking on this icon and modify the present status by clicking on it once more. You can then go ahead and start the transfer procedure right away without having to wait for the status to be changed on WHOIS lookup websites, as the change will propagate instantaneously without you or us having to do anything else.