Transferring an active domain entails switching the domain name registrar that handles the domain registration service, so after the transfer itself, you will have to manage things like renewal payments or DNS resource record modifications through the new registrar. The transfer procedure is standard with most top-level domain name extensions. Some country-code extensions are more specific and entail different procedures, but in the general case transferring a domain involves a few basic steps 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 organizations. It is a standard feature supported by all generic top-level domain names. If a domain is locked, it will not be possible to initiate a transfer process, so nobody can even try to snatch your domain. The lock can be removed only through the account where the domain is registered and all new domain names that support this functionality are locked by default when they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Website Hosting

Locking and unlocking a domain name registered through us is unbelievably easy. This can be accomplished through the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with our website hosting, and will take exactly two clicks of the mouse. All your domain names will be listed alphabetically in the Registered Domains section of the Hepsia Control Panel and next to those whose extensions support the registrar lock option, you will notice a padlock-like sign. Click on it once and you’ll notice the domain name’s present status. Click again and you will change its status. The update will take effect instantaneously without the need for you or for our company to do anything else for the status to be ‘refreshed’ on WHOIS lookup websites, so you can initiate the transfer procedure right away.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you’ve registered a domain through our company and you’d like to transfer it away, you can quickly unlock it through the exact same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to manage your semi-dedicated server account. All registrations will be displayed alphabetically in your account and you’ll see a tiny padlock-like icon next to each domain there, as long as its generic or country-code extension supports the registrar lock option. You can see whether the domain name is locked or not by clicking on this icon and alter the present status by clicking on it once more. You can then go ahead and start the domain name transfer process right away without having to wait for the status to be changed on WHOIS lookup sites, as the update will take effect immediately without you or us having to do anything else.