Transferring an existing domain name entails changing the domain name registrar that handles the domain registration service, so after the transfer, you’ll have to manage things like renewal payments or DNS record updates through the new company. The transfer procedure itself is standard with most generic and country-code Top-Level Domain extensions. Certain country-code extensions are more specific and involve different procedures, but in the general case transferring a domain name involves a few basic procedures 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 standard feature supported by all generic top-level domain names. If a domain name is locked, it will be impossible to initiate a transfer process, so nobody can even try to snatch your domain. The domain 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 when they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Cloud Hosting

The Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with each and every cloud hosting plan that we offer, will grant you complete command over your domain names. You’ll find all domain names registered through us conveniently displayed in alphabetical order in a separate section of the Control Panel. Those whose extensions support the domain lock option will have a tiny padlock icon on their right. By clicking the icon, you can see if the specific domain is locked or unlocked and you can alter the current status by clicking once more – the process is as straightforward as that. You will not need to wait for the update to take effect or for our company to do anything, as the change of the status takes effect momentarily, even if you notice something else on WHOIS lookup websites. After all, it takes time for such sites to update the info that they display.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

In case you’ve registered a domain name through our company and you wish to transfer it, you can quickly unlock it via the same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to administer your semi-dedicated server account. All registrations will be displayed in alphabetical order in your account and you’ll see a small padlock-like icon next to each domain name there, as long as its generic or country-code extension supports the registrar lock feature. You can find out whether the domain name is locked or not by clicking on this icon and update the current status by clicking on it once again. You can then go ahead and start the domain transfer process right away without having to wait for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup sites, as the change will take effect instantaneously without you or us having to do anything else.