Transferring an existing domain name entails changing the domain name registrar that provides the domain registration service, so after the transfer itself, you’ll have to manage things like renewal fees or DNS resource record modifications through the new registrar company. The transfer process itself 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 name involves several basic procedures and one of them is unlocking the domain name. The domain lock is a security option, which is being embraced by more and more domain name registry organizations. It is a standard feature supported by all generic top-level domain names. If a domain name is locked, it will not be possible to start a transfer procedure, so nobody can even attempt to register your domain. The domain lock can be annulled only through the account where the domain name is registered and all new domains that support this option are locked by default the moment they are registered.
Registrar Lock in Shared Website Hosting
The Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with each and every shared website hosting package that we offer, will give you full control over your domain names. You will see all domain names registered through us conveniently listed 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 name is locked or unlocked and you can change the current status by clicking once more – the process is as straightforward as that. You won’t have to wait for the change to propagate or for our company to do anything, as the change of the status takes effect instantly, even if you see something else on WHOIS lookup websites. After all, it takes time for such websites to update the info that they display.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers
If you wish to transfer a domain name from our company to another registrar and you have a semi-dedicated server account, you will be able to get the domain ready with just a couple of clicks. All your domain registrations will be displayed in a separate section of the Hepsia Control Panel – the exact same tool via which you will administer your web hosting account. If a particular gTLD or ccTLD supports the registrar lock option, you’ll notice a padlock icon. You can find out if the domain name is locked or not by clicking on that icon once and you can update the status by clicking once more. This is all it takes and there will be nothing else that you or we will need to do, so you can continue with the domain name transfer procedure right away. The change will propagate instantly, so you will not have to wait for the status to be changed on WHOIS lookup websites.