Transferring an active domain name involves changing the domain registrar that handles the domain registration service, so after the transfer itself, you’ll have to manage things like renewal fees or DNS entry modifications through the new domain registrar. The transfer procedure itself is standard with most 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. The lock is a safety feature, which is being embraced by more and more registry organizations. It is a standard feature supported by all gTLDs. If a domain is locked, it will not be possible to start a transfer procedure, so nobody can even attempt to snatch your domain name. The lock can be removed only through the account where the domain is registered and all new domains that support this feature are locked by default the moment they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Cloud Web Hosting

Locking and unlocking a domain registered through us is incredibly easy. This can be accomplished through the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with our cloud web hosting, and will require literally two clicks of the mouse. All your domain names will be shown in alphabetical order in the Domain Manager section of the Hepsia Control Panel and next to those whose extensions support the domain lock option, you’ll see a padlock-like sign. Click on it once and you will notice the current status of the domain name. Click once more and you will change its status. The update will take effect immediately without the need for you or for us to do anything else for the status to be ‘refreshed’ on WHOIS lookup sites, so you can continue with the transfer straight away.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you’d like to transfer a domain name from our company to another registrar and you have a semi-dedicated server account, you will be able to get the domain ready with only several clicks of the mouse. All your domain registrations will be shown in a separate section of the Hepsia Control Panel – the exact same tool via which you will manage your web hosting account. If a specific gTLD or ccTLD supports the registrar lock option, you’ll notice a padlock-like icon. You can find out whether the domain is locked or not by clicking on that icon once and you can update the status by clicking again. That’s all it takes and there will be nothing else that you or our company will have to do, so you can go ahead with the domain transfer process straight away. The change will take effect instantaneously, so you will not have to wait for the status to be changed on WHOIS lookup sites.