Transferring an already registered domain involves switching the domain name registrar that provides the registration service, so after the transfer itself, you will have to manage things like renewal payments or DNS record modifications through the new registrar company. The transfer process is standard with most universal and country-specific TLD extensions. Some country-code extensions are more specific and involve different procedures, but in the general case transferring a domain entails several basic steps and one of them is unlocking the domain name. The domain lock is a security option, which is being embraced by more and more domain name registry operators. It is a default feature supported by all generic Top-Level Domains. If a domain name is locked, it will not be possible to start 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 name is registered and all new domains that support this option are locked by default when they are registered.
Registrar Lock in Shared Hosting
Locking and unlocking a domain name registered through our company is exceptionally easy. This can be done through the Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with our shared hosting, and will take literally two clicks. All your domain names will be displayed in alphabetical order in the Registered Domains section of the Hepsia Control Panel and next to those whose extensions support the registrar lock option, you’ll notice a padlock-like symbol. Click on it once and you’ll see the present status of the domain. Click once again and you will change its status. The update will propagate instantaneously without the need for you or for our company to do anything else for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup sites, so you can initiate the transfer procedure right away.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers
Managing your domain names with our company is remarkably easy and the registrar lock option is not an exception. If you have a semi-dedicated server account, you will be able to manage the domain names registered through us using the exact same Control Panel via which you will administer your hosting account. For your convenience, the domains will be shown alphabetically and on the right-hand side you’ll see a padlock icon if the particular domain name supports the registrar lock feature. If you click on the icon, you’ll see if the specific domain name is locked or not and you’ll be able to update this status by clicking again. The status will be changed straight away and you’ll be able to initiate the domain transfer without the need to wait for the change to appear on WHOIS lookup sites or for our company to do anything on our end.