Transferring an existing domain involves changing the registrar that handles the domain name registration service, so after the transfer itself, you’ll have to manage things like renewal fees or DNS updates through the new domain name registrar. The transfer procedure itself is standard with most generic and country-code TLD extensions. Certain country-code extensions are more specific and involve different procedures, but in the general case transferring a domain involves a few necessary procedures and one of them is unlocking the domain name. The domain lock is a security option, which is being embraced by more and more domain registry organizations. It is a default feature supported by all generic Top-Level Domains. If a domain is locked, it will be impossible to initiate a transfer procedure, so no one can even attempt to register your domain name. 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 Cloud Web Hosting

Locking and unlocking a domain registered through our company is remarkably easy. This can be done through the Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with our cloud web hosting services, and will take literally two clicks of the mouse. All your domain names will be shown alphabetically in the Domain Manager section of the Hepsia Control Panel and next to those whose extensions support the registrar lock option, you’ll see a padlock-like sign. Click on it once and you will see the domain’s current status. Click once more and you’ll change its status. The change will take effect instantaneously without the need for you or for our company to do anything else for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup websites, so you can go ahead with the transfer procedure right away.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you’ve registered a domain name through us and you wish to transfer it, you can quickly unlock it through the same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to administer your semi-dedicated server account. All domain name registrations will be shown in alphabetical order in your account and you’ll notice a tiny padlock-like icon next to each domain there, on the condition that its extension supports the registrar lock option. You can see if the domain name is locked or not by clicking on this icon and alter the current status by clicking on it again. You can then continue and initiate the domain transfer straight away without needing to wait for the status to be changed on WHOIS lookup websites, as the change will take effect instantly without you or us having to do anything else.