Transferring an existing domain name involves switching the domain name registrar that provides the domain registration service, so after the transfer itself, you will have to manage things like renewal fees or DNS record updates through the new domain name registrar. The transfer process itself is standard with most generic and country-code domain extensions. Some country-code extensions are more specific and entail different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain name entails several basic procedures and one of them is unlocking the domain name. The domain lock is a safety feature, 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 won’t be possible to initiate a transfer procedure, so no one can even attempt to register your domain name. The lock can be annulled 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

The Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with each and every cloud website hosting package that we offer, will grant you total command over your domain names. You’ll find all domains registered through us neatly displayed in alphabetical order in a separate section of the Control Panel. Those whose extensions support the registrar lock option will have a small padlock icon on their right. By clicking on the icon, you can find out if the given domain name is locked or unlocked and you can alter the current status by clicking once more – the process is as straightforward as that. You will not need to wait for the update to take effect or for our company to do anything, as the change of the status takes effect immediately, even if you notice something else on WHOIS lookup websites. After all, it takes time for such sites to ‘refresh’ the information that they display.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers

Administering your domains with our company is incredibly easy and the registrar lock feature is not an exception. If you’ve got a semi-dedicated server account, you’ll be able to manage the domain names registered through us using the exact same Control Panel via which you’ll manage your web hosting account. For the sake of convenience, the domain names will be listed alphabetically and on the right-hand side you’ll see a padlock-like icon if the particular domain supports the registrar lock option. If you click the icon, you’ll find out whether the specific domain is locked or not and you’ll be able to change this status by clicking again. The status will be updated right away and you will be able to initiate the domain transfer without having to wait for the update to appear on WHOIS lookup websites or for our company to do anything on our end.