Transferring an existing domain name entails switching the company that handles 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 process is standard with most generic and country-code Top-Level Domain extensions. Certain country-code extensions are more specific and involve different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain name involves several necessary procedures and one of them is unlocking the domain. The domain lock is a safety feature, which is being adopted by more and more registry organizations. It’s a standard feature supported by all gTLDs. If a domain name is locked, it won’t be possible to start a transfer process, so nobody can even attempt to snatch your domain name. The lock can be annulled only through the account where the domain is registered and all new domain names that support this functionality are locked by default the moment they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Web Hosting

Locking and unlocking a domain name registered through us is extremely easy. This can be achieved through the Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with our Linux web hosting, and will require exactly two clicks of the mouse. All your domain names will be displayed alphabetically in the Domain Manager section of the Control Panel and next to those whose extensions support the domain lock option, you’ll see a padlock-like sign. Click on it once and you’ll notice the domain name’s current status. Click once more and you’ll alter its status. The update will propagate instantaneously without the need for you or for our company to do anything else for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup websites, so you can initiate the transfer process straight away.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Managing your domain names with us is astonishingly easy and the registrar lock feature is not an exception. In case you’ve got a semi-dedicated server account, you’ll be able to administer the domains registered through our company using the very same Control Panel via which you’ll administer your hosting account. For your convenience’s sake, the domain names will be displayed alphabetically and on the right you will see a padlock-like icon in case the given domain name supports the registrar lock option. If you click the icon, you will see whether the given domain name is locked or not and you’ll be able to alter this status by clicking once more. The status will be updated instantaneously and you will be able to start the domain name transfer procedure without needing to wait for the change to appear on WHOIS lookup websites or for us to do anything on our end.