Transferring an existing domain entails switching the domain name registrar that provides the domain name registration service, so after the transfer itself, you’ll have to manage things like renewal fees or DNS entry updates through the new company. The transfer process itself is standard with most gTLD and ccTLD extensions. Certain country-code extensions are more specific and involve different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain entails several necessary procedures and one of them is unlocking the domain. The domain lock is a security option, which is being adopted by more and more domain registry organizations. It is a default feature supported by all generic Top-Level Domains. If a domain is locked, it will be impossible to start a transfer process, so no one can even try to steal your domain name. The lock can be annulled only through the account where the domain is registered in the first place and all new domain names that support this functionality are locked by default the moment they are registered.
Registrar Lock in Hosting
Locking and unlocking a domain name registered through us is truly easy. This can be accomplished through the Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with our hosting services, and will take exactly two clicks of the mouse. All your domain names will be shown alphabetically in the Domain Manager section of the Control Panel and next to those whose extensions support the registrar lock option, you will see a padlock-like sign. Click on it once and you will notice the current status of the domain. Click once again and you’ll change its status. The update will take effect immediately without the need for you or for us to do anything else for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup websites, so you can continue with the transfer procedure straight away.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting
If you’ve registered a domain through us and you want to transfer it, you can easily unlock it via the very same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to administer your semi-dedicated server account. All domain registrations will be displayed in alphabetical order in your account and you will notice a small padlock icon on the right side of each domain there, provided that its generic or country-code extension supports the registrar lock feature. You can find out whether the domain is locked or not by clicking on this icon and change the current status by clicking on it once more. You can then go ahead and initiate the domain name transfer right away without needing to wait for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup sites, as the change will take effect immediately without you or us having to do anything else.