Transferring an existing domain involves changing the registrar company that handles the domain name registration service, so after the transfer, you will have to manage things like renewal payments or DNS record modifications through the new domain name registrar. The transfer process is standard with most generic and country-code domain extensions. Certain country-code extensions are more specific and involve different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain name involves a few necessary steps and one of them is unlocking the domain name. The lock is a security option, which is being adopted by more and more domain registry organizations. It’s a standard 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 attempt to register 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 functionality are locked by default when they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Shared Website Hosting

Locking and unlocking a domain name registered through us is unbelievably easy. This can be accomplished through the Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with our Linux shared website hosting, and will take exactly two clicks. All your domains will be listed in alphabetical order in the Domain Manager section of the Control Panel and next to those whose extensions support the domain lock option, you will see a padlock-like sign. Click on it once and you’ll see the current status of the domain. Click for the second time and you will alter its status. The change will propagate momentarily without the need for you or for our company to do anything else for the status to be ‘refreshed’ on WHOIS lookup websites, so you can initiate the transfer process straight away.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Locking or unlocking any domain registered through us is unbelievably easy and can be achieved through the Hepsia hosting Control Panel – the one via which you manage your semi-dedicated server. You will find all your domains in the Registered Domains section and those whose extensions support the registrar lock option will have a padlock-like icon on their right. You can unlock any domain by clicking on its icon and since the change will take effect straight away, you’ll be able to initiate the transfer procedure without the need to wait for the lock status to change on WHOIS sites. If you change your mind and opt not to transfer the domain name away from our company, locking it once again will be just as simple and will not take more than a couple of clicks in your Hepsia hosting Control Panel.