Transferring an already registered domain involves changing the company that provides the domain name registration service, so after the transfer, you will have to manage things like renewal payments or DNS record updates through the new registrar. The transfer procedure itself is standard with most domain extensions. Certain country-code extensions are more specific and involve different procedures, but in the general case transferring a domain name entails a few necessary steps and one of them is unlocking the domain. The domain lock is a safety feature, which is being embraced by more and more domain name registry operators. It is a standard feature supported by all generic Top-Level Domains. If a domain name is locked, it will be impossible to start a transfer procedure, so nobody can even try to snatch your domain. The lock can be annulled only through the account where the domain is registered and all new domains that support this functionality are locked by default when they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Shared Web Hosting

Locking and unlocking a domain registered through our company is exceptionally easy. This can be accomplished through the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with our Linux shared web hosting services, and will require exactly two mouse clicks. All your domains will be displayed alphabetically in the Domain Manager section of the Hepsia Control Panel and next to those whose extensions support the registrar lock option, you will notice a padlock-like symbol. Click on it once and you will notice the domain name’s current status. Click for the second time and you will change its status. The update will propagate momentarily 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 initiate the transfer procedure straight away.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Locking or unlocking any domain registered through us is very easy and can be accomplished through the Hepsia hosting Control Panel – the one via which you manage your semi-dedicated server. You’ll find all your domain names in the Domain Manager section and the ones whose extensions support the registrar lock option will have a padlock icon on their right. You can unlock any domain name by clicking on its icon and since the change will take effect right away, you’ll be able to go ahead with the domain transfer process without having to wait for the registrar lock status to change on WHOIS sites. If you change your mind and opt not to transfer the domain away from us, locking it once again will be just as simple and will not take more than several clicks of the mouse in your Hepsia Control Panel.