Transferring an existing domain name entails switching the company that handles the domain registration service, so after the transfer itself, you’ll have to manage things like renewal fees or DNS record updates through the new registrar company. The transfer process itself is standard with most generic and country-code domain extensions. Certain country-code extensions are more specific and involve different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain name entails a few necessary steps and one of them is unlocking the domain. The lock is a security option, which is being embraced by more and more domain name registry organizations. It’s a default feature supported by all generic Top-Level Domains. If a domain name is locked, it will not be possible to initiate a transfer process, so no one can even try to register your domain name. 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 option are locked by default when they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Web Hosting

Locking and unlocking a domain registered through our company is incredibly easy. This can be accomplished through the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with our Linux web hosting packages, and will require literally two clicks of the mouse. All your domain names will be listed alphabetically in the Registered Domains section of the Hepsia Control Panel and next to those whose extensions support the registrar lock option, you’ll see a padlock-like icon. Click on it once and you will notice the present status of the domain name. Click again and you’ll alter its status. The change will propagate instantly without the need for you or for our company to do anything else for the status to be ‘refreshed’ on WHOIS lookup sites, so you can proceed with the transfer straight away.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Locking or unlocking any domain registered through us is amazingly easy and can be done through the Hepsia Control Panel – the one via which you administer your semi-dedicated server. You will find all your domains in the Domain Manager section and the ones whose extensions support the registrar lock feature will have a padlock icon on their right. You can unlock any domain by clicking on its icon and since the update will take effect right away, you’ll be able to continue with the domain transfer without having to wait for the registrar lock status to be changed on WHOIS sites. If you reconsider your decision and opt not to transfer the domain away from our company, locking it again will be just as easy and will not take more than a few mouse clicks in your Hepsia Control Panel.