Transferring an already registered domain name entails changing the domain name registrar that handles the 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 company. The transfer process itself is standard with most universal and country-specific top-level domain name extensions. Some country-code extensions are more specific and involve different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain involves several necessary steps and one of them is unlocking the domain name. The domain lock is a safety feature, which is being embraced by more and more registry operators. It’s a default feature supported by all gTLDs. If a domain name is locked, it won’t be possible to start a transfer process, so no one can even try to snatch your domain. The domain lock can be removed only through the account where the domain name is registered and all new domain names 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 complete command over your domain names. You will find all domain names registered through us neatly listed in alphabetical order in a separate section of the Control Panel. Those whose extensions support the registrar lock option will have a mini padlock icon on their right. By clicking the icon, you can see if the particular domain is locked or unlocked and you can change the current status by clicking again – the process is as simple as that. You won’t need 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 notice something else on WHOIS lookup sites. After all, it takes time for such sites to ‘refresh’ the information that they show.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Locking or unlocking any domain registered through us is astonishingly easy and can be achieved through the Hepsia hosting Control Panel – the one via which you administer your semi-dedicated server. You’ll see all your domain names in the Domain Manager section and those whose extensions support the registrar lock feature will have a padlock icon on their right. You can unlock any domain name by clicking on its icon and since the change will propagate instantly, you will be able to proceed with the domain transfer procedure without the need to wait for the registrar lock status to be updated on WHOIS websites. If you change your mind and opt not to transfer the domain name away from our company, locking it once again will be just as simple and will not take more than several clicks of the mouse in your Hepsia hosting Control Panel.