Transferring an already registered domain name entails switching the domain name registrar that handles the domain registration service, so after the transfer itself, you will have to manage things like renewal payments or DNS entry updates through the new registrar. The transfer process itself is standard with most TLD extensions. Certain country-code extensions are more specific and entail different procedures, but in the general case transferring a domain name involves several necessary procedures and one of them is unlocking the domain name. The lock is a safety option, which is being embraced by more and more domain name registry organizations. It’s a standard feature supported by all gTLDs. If a domain name is locked, it will be impossible to initiate a transfer process, so no one can even try to snatch your domain. The domain lock can be removed 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 Cloud Web Hosting

The Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with each and every cloud web hosting package that we offer, will grant you complete control over your domain names. You will see all domain names registered through us conveniently displayed in alphabetical order in a separate Control Panel section. Those whose extensions support the domain lock option will have a small padlock icon next to them. By clicking the icon, you can see if the specific domain is locked or unlocked and you can modify the present status by clicking once more – the process is as simple as that. You will not need to wait for the update to propagate or for our company to do anything, as the change of the status takes effect instantaneously, even if you notice something else on WHOIS lookup websites. After all, it takes time for such websites to update the details that they display.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you wish 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 name ready with only several clicks. All your domain names will be displayed in a separate section of the Hepsia Control Panel – the exact same tool via which you’ll administer your hosting account. If a particular gTLD or ccTLD supports the registrar lock feature, you’ll see a padlock icon. You can find out whether the domain name is locked or not by clicking on that icon once and you can modify the status by clicking again. This is all it takes and there will be nothing else that you or our company will need to do, so you can go ahead with the domain transfer process straight away. The update will propagate momentarily, so you will not need to wait for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup websites.