Transferring an active domain involves 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 record updates through the new domain registrar. The transfer procedure is standard with most top-level domain name extensions. Certain country-code extensions are more specific and entail different procedures, but in the general case transferring a domain name entails a few necessary steps and one of them is unlocking the domain name. The lock is a safety option, which is being embraced by more and more domain name registry operators. It is a default feature supported by all gTLDs. If a domain name is locked, it will be impossible to start a transfer procedure, so nobody can even try to take your domain. The lock can be annulled only through the account where the domain name is registered and all new domain names that support this option are locked by default the moment they are registered.
Registrar Lock in Web Hosting
The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which is included with each and every web hosting plan that we offer, will grant you absolute authority over your domain names. You will find all domains registered through us neatly displayed in alphabetical order in a separate section of the Control Panel. 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 particular domain name is locked or unlocked and you can modify the present status by clicking again – the process is as simple as that. You won’t have to wait for the change 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 websites to update the info that they display.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting
In case you’ve registered a domain through us and you’d like to transfer it, you can quickly unlock it through the very 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 on the right side of each domain name there, on the condition that its extension supports the registrar lock option. You can see if the domain is locked or not by clicking on this icon and change the current status by clicking on it again. You can then continue and start the domain name transfer process straight away without waiting for the status to change on WHOIS lookup sites, as the update will take effect instantaneously without you or us having to do anything else.