Transferring an already registered domain name entails switching the company that handles the domain name registration service, so after the transfer itself, you will have to manage things like renewal payments or DNS entry updates through the new registrar. The transfer process itself is standard with most top-level domain name extensions. Some country-code extensions are more specific and involve different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain entails a few basic procedures 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 organizations. It is a default feature supported by all generic TLDs. If a domain is locked, it will not be possible to start a transfer process, so no one can even attempt to take your domain. The lock can be removed only through the account where the domain is registered in the first place and all new domain names that support this option are locked by default when they are registered.
Registrar Lock in Web Hosting
The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with each and every web hosting plan that we offer, will grant you absolute control over your domain names. You will see all domains registered through our company conveniently listed 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 next to them. By clicking on the icon, you can see if the given domain name is locked or unlocked and you can change the present status by clicking once again – the procedure is as simple as that. You will not need to wait for the update to take effect or for our company to do anything, as the change of the status takes effect immediately, even if you notice something else on WHOIS lookup websites. After all, it takes time for such websites to ‘refresh’ the details that they display.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers
Administering your domains with our company is amazingly easy and the registrar lock feature makes no exception. If you have a semi-dedicated server account, you’ll be able to manage the domain names registered through us using the exact same Control Panel via which you will administer your hosting account. For your convenience, the domain names will be displayed in alphabetical order and on the right you will notice a padlock-like icon in case the given domain name supports the registrar lock option. If you click on the icon, you’ll find out if the given domain is locked or not and you will be able to update this status by clicking once more. The status will be updated momentarily and you’ll be able to start the domain name transfer procedure without having to wait for the change to be shown on WHOIS lookup websites or for our company to do anything on our end.