Transferring an existing domain name entails switching the registrar company that handles the registration service, so after the transfer, you’ll have to manage things like renewal payments or DNS record updates through the new company. The transfer process is standard with most universal and country-specific TLD extensions. Certain country-code extensions are more specific and involve different procedures, but in the general case transferring a domain name entails several necessary procedures and one of them is unlocking the domain. The domain lock is a safety feature, which is being adopted by more and more registry operators. It is a default feature supported by all generic TLDs. If a domain is locked, it won’t be possible to initiate a transfer process, so no one can even try to snatch your domain name. The lock can be annulled only through the account where the domain name is registered in the first place and all new domains that support this functionality are locked by default the moment they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Shared Website Hosting

The Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with each and every shared website hosting package that we offer, will give you absolute authority over your domain names. You’ll see all domain names registered through our company neatly listed in alphabetical order in a separate Control Panel section. Those whose extensions support the domain lock option will have a tiny 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 update the current status by clicking once again – the process is as straightforward as that. You won’t have to wait for the update to take effect or for our company to do anything, as the change of the status takes effect instantly, even if you notice something else on WHOIS lookup websites. After all, it takes time for such websites to update the information that they display.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Managing your domain names with us is extremely easy and the registrar lock feature is not an exception. If you’ve got a semi-dedicated server account, you will be able to administer the domain names registered through our company using the exact same Control Panel via which you will administer your hosting account. For your convenience, the domain names will be displayed alphabetically and on the right you’ll notice a padlock-like icon in case the given domain name supports the registrar lock feature. If you click on the icon, you’ll find out if the particular domain name is locked or not and you will be able to alter this status by clicking once again. The status will change immediately and you’ll be able to initiate the transfer procedure without needing to wait for the update to appear on WHOIS lookup sites or for our company to do anything on our end.