Transferring an existing domain name entails switching the domain name registrar that handles the domain name registration service, so after the transfer itself, you’ll have to manage things like renewal payments or DNS updates through the new registrar. The transfer process is standard with most domain extensions. Certain country-code extensions are more specific and entail different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain entails several necessary steps and one of them is unlocking the domain name. The lock is a security feature, which is being adopted by more and more domain name registry organizations. It’s a default feature supported by all gTLDs. If a domain is locked, it won’t be possible to start a transfer process, so nobody can even try to register your domain. The domain lock can be removed only through the account where the domain is registered and all new domains that support this option are locked by default the moment they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Shared Hosting

The Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with each and every shared hosting plan that we offer, will grant you total command over your domain names. You will see all domains registered through our company 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 next to them. By clicking on the icon, you can see if the particular domain 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 take effect or for our company to do anything, as the change of the status takes effect momentarily, even if you see something else on WHOIS lookup sites. After all, it takes time for such sites to ‘refresh’ the info that they show.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers

Locking or unlocking any domain name registered through our company is truly easy and can be accomplished through the Hepsia Control Panel – the one via which you manage your semi-dedicated server. You will find all your domains in the Registered Domains section and the ones whose extensions support the registrar lock option will have a padlock icon on their right. You can unlock any domain name by clicking on its icon and since the update will take effect right away, you’ll be able to proceed with the domain transfer without having to wait for the status to be updated on WHOIS sites. If you change your mind and decide not to transfer the domain name away from us, locking it once again will be just as easy and will not require more than several clicks of the mouse in your Hepsia Control Panel.