Transferring an existing domain entails switching the company that handles the domain registration service, so after the transfer, you’ll have to manage things like renewal fees or DNS resource record updates through the new company. The transfer procedure is standard with most universal and country-specific TLD extensions. Some 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 security option, which is being embraced by more and more registry organizations. It is a default feature supported by all gTLDs. If a domain is locked, it will not be possible to start a transfer process, so no one can even try to steal your domain name. The lock can be removed only through the account where the domain is registered in the first place and all new domains that support this feature are locked by default when they are registered.
Registrar Lock in Cloud Website Hosting
The Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with each and every cloud website hosting package that we offer, will grant you total control over your domain names. You will see all domain names registered through us neatly displayed in alphabetical order in a separate Control Panel section. Those whose extensions support the domain lock option will have a mini padlock icon next to them. By clicking the icon, you can find out if the particular domain is locked or unlocked and you can change the present status by clicking again – the process is as straightforward as that. You won’t need to wait for the change 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 update the information that they display.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting
In case you’ve registered a domain through our company and you would like to transfer it away, you can quickly unlock it through the exact same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to manage your semi-dedicated server account. All domain name registrations will be displayed alphabetically in your account and you will see a mini padlock-like icon on the right side of each domain there, provided that its extension supports the registrar lock feature. You can find out if the domain is locked or not by clicking on this icon and update the present status by clicking on it again. You can then proceed and start the domain name transfer procedure right away without the need to wait for the status to change on WHOIS lookup websites, as the change will propagate instantly without you or us having to do anything else.