Transferring an already registered domain name entails changing the company that handles the domain registration service, so after the transfer itself, you will have to manage things like renewal payments or DNS record modifications through the new company. The transfer process itself is standard with most TLD extensions. Some country-code extensions are more specific and involve different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain involves several basic procedures and one of them is unlocking the domain name. The domain lock is a safety option, which is being adopted by more and more registry operators. It’s a default feature supported by all generic top-level domain names. If a domain name is locked, it will be impossible to start a transfer procedure, so nobody can even attempt to steal 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 feature are locked by default the moment they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Website Hosting

Locking and unlocking a domain name registered through us is remarkably easy. This can be accomplished through the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with our website hosting plans, and will require exactly two clicks. All your domain names will be shown alphabetically in the Domain Manager section of the Control Panel and next to those whose extensions support the domain lock option, you’ll notice a padlock-like sign. Click on it once and you’ll see the present status of the domain. Click once again and you will change its status. The change will take effect instantaneously without the need for you or for us to do anything else for the status to be ‘refreshed’ on WHOIS lookup sites, so you can proceed with the transfer process right away.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers

Locking or unlocking any domain registered through our company is astonishingly easy and can be done through the Hepsia Control Panel – the one via which you manage your semi-dedicated server. You will find 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 name by clicking on its icon and since the update will propagate momentarily, you will be able to go ahead with the domain transfer without the need to wait for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup sites. If you reconsider your decision and choose not to transfer the domain name away from our company, locking it again will be just as easy and will not require more than several clicks in your Hepsia Control Panel.