Transferring an existing domain name entails switching the registrar that handles the domain name registration service, so after the transfer itself, you’ll have to manage things like renewal fees or DNS resource record modifications through the new domain name registrar. The transfer procedure is standard with most Top-Level Domain extensions. Certain country-code extensions are more specific and involve different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain entails a few necessary steps and one of them is unlocking the domain. The lock is a safety option, which is being embraced by more and more domain name registry operators. It’s a standard feature supported by all generic TLDs. If a domain name is locked, it won’t be possible to initiate a transfer process, 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 option are locked by default the moment they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Web Hosting

Locking and unlocking a domain registered through our company is really easy. This can be accomplished through the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with our web hosting plans, and will take exactly two clicks. All your domain names will be shown in alphabetical order in the Domain Manager section of the Hepsia Control Panel and next to those whose extensions support the registrar lock option, you’ll notice a padlock-like icon. Click on it once and you will see the domain’s current status. Click again and you will 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 ‘refreshed’ on WHOIS lookup websites, so you can go ahead with the transfer process right away.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers

In case you’d like to transfer a domain name from our company to another domain name registrar and you’ve got a semi-dedicated server account, you will be able to get the domain ready with only several clicks. All your domain registrations will be displayed in a separate section of the Hepsia Control Panel – the very same tool via which you will administer your web hosting account. If a given generic or country-code TLD supports the registrar lock option, you’ll see a padlock icon. You can see if the domain is locked or not by clicking on that icon once and you can change the status by clicking once again. This is all it takes and there will be nothing else that you or our company will have to do, so you can continue with the domain transfer right away. The update will take effect immediately, so you won’t need to wait for the status to change on WHOIS lookup sites.