Transferring an existing domain name involves switching the company that provides the registration service, so after the transfer, you will have to manage things like renewal payments or DNS entry updates through the new registrar company. The transfer procedure is standard with most generic and country-code Top-Level Domain extensions. Some country-code extensions are more specific and entail different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain name involves a few necessary procedures and one of them is unlocking the domain. The lock is a safety feature, which is being embraced by more and more domain name registry operators. It is a standard feature supported by all generic TLDs. If a domain is locked, it will not be possible to start a transfer procedure, so no one can even try to register your domain name. The domain lock can be annulled only through the account where the domain is registered in the first place and all new domains that support this option are locked by default when they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Website Hosting

The Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with each and every website hosting plan that we offer, will give you total command over your domains. You will find all domains registered through us conveniently displayed 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 find out if the particular domain is locked or unlocked and you can alter the present status by clicking again – the procedure is as simple as that. You will not have to wait for the change to propagate or for our company to do anything, as the status change takes effect immediately, even if you see something different on WHOIS lookup sites. After all, it takes time for such websites to update the info that they display.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Administering your domain names with our company is remarkably easy and the registrar lock option is not an exception. If you have a semi-dedicated server account, you will be able to manage the domain names registered through our company using the exact same Control Panel via which you’ll manage your hosting account. For your convenience, the domain names will be displayed in alphabetical order and on the right-hand side you’ll see a padlock-like icon in case the given domain name supports the registrar lock option. If you click on the icon, you will see whether the specific domain is locked or not and you’ll be able to change this status by clicking once again. The status will be changed straight away and you will be able to initiate the transfer process without having to wait for the update to appear on WHOIS lookup websites or for us to do anything on our end.