Transferring an already registered domain entails switching the registrar that handles the domain registration service, so after the transfer itself, you will have to manage things like renewal fees or DNS entry updates through the new registrar company. The transfer procedure itself is standard with most generic and country-code TLD extensions. Certain country-code extensions are more specific and involve different procedures, but in the general case transferring a domain name involves a few necessary steps and one of them is unlocking the domain. The domain lock is a safety feature, which is being embraced by more and more domain name registry operators. It’s a default feature supported by all gTLDs. If a domain is locked, it won’t be possible to start a transfer procedure, so no one can even try to steal your domain. The 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 when they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Cloud Website Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which is included with each and every cloud website hosting plan that we offer, will grant you full authority over your domains. You’ll see all domains registered through our company conveniently 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 on the icon, you can see if the particular domain is locked or unlocked and you can alter the current status by clicking once more – the process is as simple as that. You will not have to wait for the update to take effect or for our company to do anything, as the status change takes effect immediately, even if you notice something different on WHOIS lookup websites. After all, it takes time for such sites to update the details that they display.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you have registered a domain name through us and you wish to transfer it away, you can easily unlock it via the same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to administer your semi-dedicated server account. All registrations will be listed in alphabetical order in your account and you’ll notice a mini padlock icon on the right side of each domain there, on the condition that its extension supports the registrar lock option. You can find out if the domain name 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 domain transfer right away without the need to wait for the status to be changed on WHOIS lookup sites, as the change will take effect immediately without you or us having to do anything else.