Transferring an existing domain name entails switching the registrar that handles the registration service, so after the transfer, you’ll have to manage things like renewal payments or DNS updates through the new registrar company. The transfer procedure itself is standard with most generic and country-code domain extensions. Certain country-code extensions are more specific and entail different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain name entails several basic steps and one of them is unlocking the domain name. The domain lock is a safety feature, which is being embraced by more and more registry operators. It’s a default feature supported by all generic top-level domain names. If a domain name is locked, it won’t be possible to start a transfer procedure, so nobody can even attempt to steal your domain. The lock can be annulled only through the account where the domain name is registered and all new domain names that support this feature are locked by default the moment they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Shared Web Hosting

The Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with each and every shared web hosting package that we offer, will give you total command 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 domain lock option will have a small padlock icon on their right. By clicking the icon, you can see if the specific domain name is locked or unlocked and you can change the present status by clicking again – the procedure is as simple as that. You won’t need to wait for the change to take effect or for our company to do anything, as the status change takes effect immediately, even if you see something else on WHOIS lookup websites. After all, it takes time for such sites to ‘refresh’ the details that they show.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Locking or unlocking any domain name registered through us is unbelievably easy and can be achieved through the Hepsia hosting Control Panel – the one via which you administer your semi-dedicated server. You’ll see all your domains in the Domain Manager section and the ones whose extensions support the registrar lock feature will have a padlock-like icon on their right. You can unlock any domain name by clicking on its icon and since the update will take effect straight away, you will be able to continue with the domain transfer procedure without the need to wait for the registrar lock status to be changed on WHOIS websites. If you reconsider your decision and choose not to transfer the domain away from us, locking it again will be just as simple and will not require more than several clicks of the mouse in your Control Panel.