Transferring an existing domain involves switching the domain registrar that provides the domain registration service, so after the transfer, you will have to manage things like renewal payments or DNS record modifications through the new registrar company. The transfer procedure is standard with most generic and country-code Top-Level Domain extensions. Some country-code extensions are more specific and entail different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain name involves several necessary procedures and one of them is unlocking the domain name. The lock is a safety option, which is being adopted by more and more domain registry organizations. It is a standard feature supported by all generic Top-Level Domains. If a domain is locked, it will not be possible to start a transfer procedure, so nobody can even try to snatch your domain. The lock can be annulled only through the account where the domain is registered and all new domains that support this feature are locked by default the moment they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Website Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which is included with each and every website hosting package that we offer, will give you complete command over your domain names. You’ll see all domain names registered through us neatly displayed in alphabetical order in a separate section of the Control Panel. Those whose extensions support the registrar lock option will have a mini padlock icon next to them. By clicking the icon, you can find out if the particular domain name is locked or unlocked and you can change the present status by clicking again – the procedure is as straightforward as that. You will not have to wait for the update to propagate or for our company to do anything, as the change of the status takes effect immediately, even if you see something else on WHOIS lookup sites. After all, it takes time for such websites to ‘refresh’ the info that they show.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Locking or unlocking any domain registered through us is astonishingly easy and can be achieved through the Hepsia Control Panel – the one via which you manage your semi-dedicated server. You’ll see all your domains in the Registered Domains section and those whose extensions support the registrar lock feature will have a padlock-like icon next to them. You can unlock any domain name by clicking on its icon and since the change will take effect immediately, you’ll be able to proceed with the domain name transfer process without the need to wait for the registrar lock status to change on WHOIS lookup websites. If you change your mind and opt not to transfer the domain away from us, locking it again will be just as simple and will not require more than several clicks of the mouse in your Hepsia hosting Control Panel.