Transferring an existing domain entails switching the domain name registrar that handles the domain registration service, so after the transfer, you will have to manage things like renewal fees or DNS record modifications through the new company. The transfer process itself is standard with most Top-Level Domain extensions. Some country-code extensions are more specific and involve different procedures, but in the general case transferring a domain name entails a few basic procedures and one of them is unlocking the domain name. The lock is a security feature, which is being embraced by more and more registry organizations. It is a default feature supported by all generic Top-Level Domains. If a domain name is locked, it won’t be possible to start a transfer process, so nobody can even attempt to take your domain. The lock can be removed only through the account where the domain name is registered and all new domains that support this feature are locked by default the moment they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Cloud Web Hosting

Locking and unlocking a domain registered through us is astonishingly easy. This can be accomplished through the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with our Linux cloud web hosting, and will require exactly two clicks of the mouse. All your domain names will be shown 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 see a padlock-like symbol. Click on it once and you will notice the domain name’s present status. Click once again and you will change its status. The change will take effect instantly without the need for you or for us to do anything else for the status to be ‘refreshed’ on WHOIS lookup websites, so you can proceed with the transfer procedure straight away.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Locking or unlocking any domain name registered through our company is remarkably easy and can be accomplished through the Hepsia hosting Control Panel – the one via which you administer your semi-dedicated server. You will see all your domain names in the Domain Manager section and those whose extensions support the registrar lock feature 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 propagate instantly, you’ll be able to start the domain transfer without waiting for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup websites. If you reconsider your decision and decide not to transfer the domain away from our company, locking it again will be just as easy and will not take more than several mouse clicks in your Hepsia hosting Control Panel.