Transferring an active domain name involves changing the registrar 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 is standard with most domain name extensions. Certain country-code extensions are more specific and involve different procedures, but in the general case transferring a domain entails several basic steps and one of them is unlocking the domain name. The domain lock is a safety option, which is being embraced by more and more domain registry organizations. It is a default feature supported by all generic TLDs. If a domain is locked, it will not be possible to initiate a transfer procedure, so no one can even attempt to snatch your domain name. The lock can be removed only through the account where the domain is registered and all new domain names 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 our company is extremely easy. This can be accomplished through the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with our website hosting, and will take exactly two 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 domain lock option, you will notice a padlock-like sign. Click on it once and you will see the domain’s present status. Click once more and you will alter its status. The change will propagate instantaneously without the need for you or for us to do anything else for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup sites, so you can proceed with the transfer process right away.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers
If you have registered a domain through our company and you wish to transfer it, you can quickly unlock it via the same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to administer your semi-dedicated server account. All domain name registrations will be displayed in alphabetical order in your account and you will notice a mini padlock-like icon on the right side of each domain name there, as long as its generic or country-code extension supports the registrar lock feature. You can see whether the domain is locked or not by clicking on this icon and update the current status by clicking on it once again. You can then proceed and start the domain transfer right away without the need to wait for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup websites, as the update will propagate instantly without you or us having to do anything else.