Transferring an existing domain name entails switching the registrar company that provides the registration service, so after the transfer, you will have to manage things like renewal payments or DNS entry modifications through the new company. The transfer process itself is standard with most universal and country-specific TLD extensions. Some country-code extensions are more specific and involve different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain name involves several basic procedures and one of them is unlocking the domain. The lock is a security feature, which is being adopted by more and more domain registry organizations. It is a default feature supported by all generic TLDs. If a domain name is locked, it will not be possible to start a transfer process, so nobody can even try to register your domain name. The domain lock can be removed only through the account where the domain 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 Web Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with each and every web hosting package that we offer, will grant you absolute command over your domain names. You will find all domains registered through our company conveniently displayed in alphabetical order in a separate section of the Control Panel. Those whose extensions support the registrar lock option will have a mini padlock icon next to them. By clicking on the icon, you can see if the specific domain name is locked or unlocked and you can change the current status by clicking once again – the procedure is as simple as that. You will not have to wait for the change to take effect or for our company to do anything, as the change of the status takes effect instantaneously, even if you see something else on WHOIS lookup sites. 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 registered through us is extremely easy and can be done through the Hepsia Control Panel – the one via which you manage your semi-dedicated server. You will see all your domain names in the Domain Manager section and those whose extensions support the registrar lock option will have a padlock-like icon next to them. You can unlock any domain name by clicking on its icon and since the change will take effect instantly, you will be able to initiate the transfer process without needing to wait for the lock status to be changed on WHOIS websites. If you change your mind and choose not to transfer the domain away from us, locking it again will be just as simple and will not take more than a few clicks in your Control Panel.