Transferring an already registered domain involves changing the company that provides the domain registration service, so after the transfer itself, you will have to manage things like renewal fees or DNS modifications through the new domain registrar. The transfer procedure itself is standard with most generic and country-code Top-Level Domain extensions. Some country-code extensions are more specific and entail different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain entails a few necessary procedures and one of them is unlocking the domain name. The lock is a security option, which is being adopted by more and more domain registry operators. It’s a standard feature supported by all generic Top-Level Domains. If a domain is locked, it won’t be possible to initiate a transfer procedure, so nobody can even attempt to snatch your domain. The domain lock can be annulled only through the account where the domain name is registered in the first place and all new domains that support this functionality are locked by default when they are registered.
Registrar Lock in Shared Hosting
The Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with each and every shared hosting plan that we offer, will give you complete control over your domain names. You’ll see all domains registered through us conveniently listed 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 on the icon, you can find out if the given domain is locked or unlocked and you can update the present status by clicking once more – the procedure is as simple as that. You will not need to wait for the change to propagate or for our company to do anything, as the status change takes effect instantly, even if you notice something different on WHOIS lookup websites. After all, it takes time for such websites to update the info that they show.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Locking or unlocking any domain registered through us is truly easy and can be done through the Hepsia Control Panel – the one via which you manage your semi-dedicated server. You’ll find all your domain names in the Domain Manager section and the ones whose extensions support the registrar lock option will have a padlock icon on their right. You can unlock any domain by clicking on its icon and since the change will take effect immediately, you will be able to proceed with the transfer procedure without having to wait for the status to be updated on WHOIS websites. 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 couple of clicks of the mouse in your Hepsia Control Panel.