Transferring an existing domain name entails switching the registrar company that provides the domain name registration service, so after the transfer itself, you will have to manage things like renewal payments or DNS resource record updates through the new domain registrar. The transfer procedure itself is standard with most generic and country-code Top-Level Domain extensions. Certain country-code extensions are more specific and entail different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain name involves a few basic steps and one of them is unlocking the domain. The domain lock is a safety feature, which is being embraced by more and more domain registry organizations. It is a standard feature supported by all generic top-level domain names. If a domain is locked, it will be impossible to initiate a transfer process, so no one can even attempt to register your domain. The lock can be annulled only through the account where the domain is registered in the first place and all new domains that support this functionality are locked by default when they are registered.
Registrar Lock in Cloud Web Hosting
The Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with each and every cloud web hosting plan that we offer, will give you full authority over your domains. You’ll see all domain names registered through us conveniently listed in alphabetical order in a separate section of the Control Panel. Those whose extensions support the registrar lock option will have a small padlock icon on their right. By clicking on the icon, you can find out if the particular domain name is locked or unlocked and you can modify the current status by clicking once again – the procedure is as simple 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 instantaneously, even if you see something else on WHOIS lookup sites. After all, it takes time for such websites to update the details that they display.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers
Locking or unlocking any domain name registered through us is truly easy and can be done through the Hepsia Control Panel – the one via which you administer your semi-dedicated server. You’ll see all your domain names in the Registered Domains section and those whose extensions support the registrar lock feature will have a padlock-like icon next to them. You can unlock any domain name by clicking on its icon and since the update will propagate momentarily, you will be able to go ahead with the domain name transfer procedure without waiting for the registrar lock status to be updated on WHOIS lookup sites. If you reconsider your decision and choose not to transfer the domain away from us, locking it again will be just as simple and will not require more than a few mouse clicks in your Hepsia Control Panel.