Transferring an already registered domain name entails changing the domain name registrar that provides the 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 itself is standard with most generic and country-code domain extensions. Certain country-code extensions are more specific and involve different procedures, but in the general case transferring a domain entails several basic procedures and one of them is unlocking the domain name. The lock is a security option, which is being embraced by more and more domain registry operators. It is a default feature supported by all gTLDs. If a domain name is locked, it won’t be possible to initiate a transfer process, so no one can even try to register your domain. The domain lock can be annulled only through the account where the domain 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 Shared Web Hosting

Locking and unlocking a domain name registered through our company is amazingly easy. This can be achieved through the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with our shared web hosting plans, and will require exactly two clicks. All your domain names will be displayed in alphabetical order in the Domain Manager section of the Control Panel and next to those whose extensions support the domain lock option, you’ll see a padlock-like sign. Click on it once and you will see the domain’s current status. Click for the second time and you will alter its status. The update will take effect instantaneously without the need for you or for us to do anything else for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup sites, so you can continue with the transfer procedure right away.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers

In case you have registered a domain name through us and you want to transfer it, you can quickly unlock it via the very same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to manage your semi-dedicated server account. All registrations will be shown alphabetically in your account and you will notice a small padlock icon next to each domain name there, as long as its generic or country-code extension supports the registrar lock option. You can see if the domain name is locked or not by clicking on this icon and alter the current status by clicking on it once again. You can then continue and initiate the domain name transfer procedure straight away without needing to wait for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup websites, as the change will take effect immediately without you or us having to do anything else.