Transferring an already registered domain name entails switching the registrar company that handles the registration service, so after the transfer itself, you’ll have to manage things like renewal payments or DNS resource record modifications through the new company. The transfer procedure is standard with most Top-Level Domain extensions. Certain country-code extensions are more specific and entail different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain entails a few necessary steps and one of them is unlocking the domain. The lock is a security feature, which is being adopted by more and more domain name registry organizations. It’s a default feature supported by all gTLDs. If a domain is locked, it won’t be possible to start a transfer procedure, so no one can even attempt to steal your domain. The domain lock can be removed only through the account where the domain name is registered and all new domain names that support this functionality are locked by default when they are registered.
Registrar Lock in Cloud Website Hosting
Locking and unlocking a domain name registered through us is remarkably easy. This can be achieved through the Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with our cloud website hosting plans, and will take exactly two mouse clicks. All your domain names will be listed alphabetically in the Registered Domains section of the Control Panel and next to those whose extensions support the domain lock option, you will notice a padlock-like symbol. Click on it once and you will see the present status of the domain name. Click again and you’ll change its status. The change will take effect immediately 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 straight away.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers
If you’ve registered a domain through us and you would like to transfer it away, you can easily unlock it through the very same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to administer your semi-dedicated server account. All domain registrations will be shown alphabetically in your account and you’ll notice a mini padlock-like icon next to each domain name there, on the condition that its generic or country-code extension supports the registrar lock feature. You can see whether the domain name is locked or not by clicking on this icon and modify the current status by clicking on it once again. You can then proceed and initiate the transfer procedure right away without having to wait for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup websites, as the change will take effect instantaneously without you or us having to do anything else.