Transferring an already registered domain entails changing the registrar that provides the registration service, so after the transfer, you’ll have to manage things like renewal payments or DNS resource record modifications through the new registrar. The transfer process is standard with most gTLD and ccTLD extensions. Some country-code extensions are more specific and entail different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain name involves several basic steps and one of them is unlocking the domain. The domain lock is a security option, which is being adopted by more and more registry operators. It is a standard feature supported by all gTLDs. If a domain name is locked, it won’t be possible to start a transfer process, so no one can even attempt to register your domain. The lock can be annulled only through the account where the domain name is registered and all new domain names that support this option are locked by default when they are registered.
Registrar Lock in Shared Web Hosting
Locking and unlocking a domain registered through our company is unbelievably easy. This can be accomplished through the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with our Linux shared web hosting, and will require exactly two mouse clicks. All your domains 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 will see a padlock-like logo. Click on it once and you’ll notice the present status of the domain name. Click once again and you will change its status. The update will take effect instantaneously without the need for you or for our company to do anything else for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup websites, so you can continue with the transfer procedure right away.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Locking or unlocking any domain registered through us is really easy and can be done through the Hepsia Control Panel – the one via which you administer your semi-dedicated server. You’ll see all your domain names in the Registered Domains section and those whose extensions support the registrar lock feature will have a padlock-like icon next to them. You can unlock any domain by clicking on its icon and since the update will take effect instantaneously, you will be able to continue with the transfer procedure without having to wait for the registrar lock status to be updated on WHOIS websites. If you change your mind and decide not to transfer the domain name away from our company, locking it again will be just as simple and will not require more than several mouse clicks in your Hepsia hosting Control Panel.