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 fees or DNS entry modifications through the new registrar company. The transfer procedure itself is standard with most universal and country-specific top-level domain name extensions. Some country-code extensions are more specific and entail different procedures, but in the general case transferring a domain name entails a few basic steps and one of them is unlocking the domain name. The lock is a security option, which is being adopted by more and more domain registry organizations. It’s a default feature supported by all gTLDs. If a domain is locked, it will be impossible to start a transfer process, so no one can even attempt to snatch your domain name. The domain lock can be removed only through the account where the domain name is registered in the first place and all new domain names that support this option are locked by default when they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Cloud Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which is included with each and every cloud hosting plan that we offer, will grant you complete command over your domains. You’ll see all domains registered through our company conveniently listed in alphabetical order in a separate Control Panel section. Those whose extensions support the registrar lock option will have a tiny padlock icon next to them. By clicking the icon, you can see if the specific domain name is locked or unlocked and you can alter the current status by clicking again – the procedure 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 status change takes effect instantly, even if you see something different on WHOIS lookup websites. After all, it takes time for such sites to ‘refresh’ the details that they display.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Administering your domain names with us is amazingly easy and the registrar lock feature is not an exception. If 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 will administer your hosting account. For your convenience, the domains will be listed in alphabetical order and on the right-hand side 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 particular domain name is locked or not and you’ll be able to alter this status by clicking once more. The status will change momentarily and you will be able to start the domain name transfer without having to wait for the update to be shown on WHOIS lookup sites or for us to do anything on our end.