Transferring an active domain entails switching the domain name registrar that provides the registration service, so after the transfer itself, you’ll have to manage things like renewal payments or DNS resource record modifications through the new company. The transfer process itself is standard with most universal and country-specific domain extensions. Certain country-code extensions are more specific and entail different procedures, but in the general case transferring a domain name involves several necessary procedures and one of them is unlocking the domain. The lock is a security option, which is being embraced by more and more domain name registry operators. It’s a standard feature supported by all gTLDs. If a domain name is locked, it won’t be possible to start a transfer process, so nobody can even try to steal your domain name. The lock can be annulled only through the account where the domain name is registered in the first place and all new domain names that support this functionality are locked by default when they are registered.
Registrar Lock in Shared Hosting
The Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with each and every shared hosting package that we offer, will give you total command over your domain names. You’ll find all domain names registered through our company conveniently displayed in alphabetical order in a separate Control Panel section. Those whose extensions support the domain lock option will have a small padlock icon on their right. By clicking the icon, you can find out if the specific domain name is locked or unlocked and you can alter the present status by clicking again – the procedure is as straightforward as that. You won’t have to wait for the update to propagate or for our company to do anything, as the change of the status takes effect instantly, even if you notice something different on WHOIS lookup sites. After all, it takes time for such sites to ‘refresh’ the information that they display.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers
Locking or unlocking any domain name registered through us is remarkably easy and can be accomplished through the Hepsia Control Panel – the one via which you manage your semi-dedicated server. You will see all your domains in the Domain Manager section and those 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 straight away, you’ll be able to continue with the transfer without having to wait for the lock status to be updated on WHOIS lookup websites. If you change your mind and opt not to transfer the domain name away from us, locking it again will be just as simple and will not require more than a couple of mouse clicks in your Hepsia hosting Control Panel.