Transferring an existing domain name entails switching the domain name registrar that handles the domain registration service, so after the transfer, you’ll have to manage things like renewal fees or DNS resource record modifications through the new registrar. The transfer process is standard with most domain extensions. Certain country-code extensions are more specific and entail different procedures, but in the general case transferring a domain involves several basic steps and one of them is unlocking the domain name. The lock is a safety feature, which is being embraced by more and more registry operators. It is a default feature supported by all generic top-level domain names. If a domain is locked, it won’t be possible to initiate a transfer process, so no one can even try to snatch your domain. The lock can be annulled only through the account where the domain name is registered and all new domains that support this functionality are locked by default when they are registered.
Registrar Lock in Shared Website Hosting
The Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with each and every shared website hosting package that we offer, will give you absolute authority over your domains. You’ll find all domains registered through our company neatly listed 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 given domain name is locked or unlocked and you can change the current status by clicking once more – the process is as simple as that. You will not need to wait for the change to take effect or for our company to do anything, as the status change takes effect immediately, even if you notice something else on WHOIS lookup sites. After all, it takes time for such websites to ‘refresh’ the information that they display.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers
In case you would like to transfer a domain name from our company to another domain registrar and you have a semi-dedicated server account, you will be able to get the domain name ready with just several clicks of the mouse. All your domains will be shown in a separate section of the Hepsia Control Panel – the very same tool via which you will administer your web hosting account. If a given generic or country-code TLD supports the registrar lock feature, you will see a padlock icon. You can find out if the domain name is locked or not by clicking on that icon once and you can alter the status by clicking once again. That’s all it takes and there will be nothing else that you or our company will need to do, so you can continue with the domain name transfer procedure straight away. The change will take effect momentarily, so you will not need to wait for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup sites.