Transferring an already registered domain entails switching the domain name registrar that handles the domain name registration service, so after the transfer, you will have to manage things like renewal fees or DNS updates through the new domain registrar. The transfer process itself is standard with most universal and country-specific Top-Level Domain extensions. Some country-code extensions are more specific and entail different procedures, but in the general case transferring a domain name involves several basic steps and one of them is unlocking the domain name. The domain lock is a safety feature, which is being adopted by more and more domain name registry operators. It’s a default feature supported by all generic Top-Level Domains. If a domain is locked, it will be impossible to initiate a transfer procedure, so nobody can even try to take your domain. The domain lock can be removed only through the account where the domain name is registered in the first place and all new domains that support this functionality are locked by default the moment they are registered.
Registrar Lock in Shared Web Hosting
With a shared web hosting service from us, you will have total command over your domains through our custom-developed Hepsia hosting Control Panel. You will be able to do anything you would like, including locking/unlocking any of the domain names registered here, as long as the specific generic or country-code domain extension supports this option. Clicking the padlock sign that you’ll find next to any domain name registered in your Hepsia Control Panel will show you its current status and clicking on it once again will permit you to change that status. In case you wish to transfer a domain to another registrar, you can start the process straight away. Since unlocking a domain through your Control Panel will take effect momentarily, no propagation time or any action on our end will be required. Locking a domain name is just as easy – you’ll just need to complete the very same steps.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers
In case you would like to transfer a domain name from our company to another registrar and you’ve got a semi-dedicated server account, you’ll be able to get the domain name ready with only several clicks. All your domain registrations will be displayed in a separate section of the Hepsia Control Panel – the very same tool via which you will manage your web hosting account. If a specific gTLD or ccTLD supports the registrar lock feature, you will notice a padlock icon. You can find out whether the domain is locked or not by clicking on that icon once and you can alter the status by clicking again. This is all it takes and there will be nothing else that you or we will have to do, so you can go ahead with the transfer process straight away. The update will propagate instantly, so you won’t need to wait for the status to change on WHOIS lookup websites.