Transferring an existing domain involves switching the registrar that handles the registration service, so after the transfer, you will have to manage things like renewal payments or DNS record modifications through the new domain name registrar. The transfer process itself is standard with most universal and country-specific domain extensions. Some country-code extensions are more specific and entail different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain entails a few necessary steps and one of them is unlocking the domain name. The lock is a safety feature, which is being adopted by more and more domain name registry operators. It is a default feature supported by all generic TLDs. If a domain is locked, it will be impossible to initiate a transfer procedure, so nobody can even try to steal your domain. 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 feature are locked by default when they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Hosting

The Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with each and every hosting package that we offer, will give you full command over your domains. You’ll find 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 small padlock icon on their right. By clicking on the icon, you can find out if the given domain name is locked or unlocked and you can update the present status by clicking once again – the process is as simple as that. You will not have to wait for the change to propagate or for our company to do anything, as the status change takes effect immediately, even if you notice something different on WHOIS lookup sites. After all, it takes time for such websites to update the details that they show.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Locking or unlocking any domain registered through us is exceptionally easy and can be done 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 Domain Manager section and the ones whose extensions support the registrar lock option will have a padlock-like icon next to them. You can unlock any domain by clicking on its icon and since the update will propagate instantaneously, you’ll be able to start the domain transfer process without having to wait for the registrar lock status to be updated on WHOIS websites. If you change your mind and choose 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.