Transferring an existing domain entails switching the domain name registrar that handles the domain name registration service, so after the transfer itself, you will have to manage things like renewal payments or DNS resource record updates through the new registrar company. The transfer process is standard with most generic and country-code Top-Level Domain extensions. Certain country-code extensions are more specific and involve different procedures, but in the general case transferring a domain involves several basic procedures and one of them is unlocking the domain. The domain lock is a security feature, which is being embraced by more and more domain registry organizations. It is a standard feature supported by all gTLDs. If a domain name is locked, it will not be possible to initiate a transfer procedure, so no one can even attempt to snatch 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 feature are locked by default the moment they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Shared Hosting

The Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with each and every shared hosting package that we offer, will grant you complete command over your domains. You will see all domain names registered through us conveniently displayed 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 next to them. By clicking on the icon, you can find out if the specific domain name is locked or unlocked and you can change the present status by clicking once more – the process is as straightforward as that. You won’t need to wait for the change to propagate or for our company to do anything, as the status change takes effect instantaneously, even if you notice something different 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

Managing your domains with our company is unbelievably easy and the registrar lock feature makes no exception. In case you have a semi-dedicated server account, you will be able to manage the domain names registered through our company using the very same Control Panel via which you’ll manage your web hosting account. For your convenience’s sake, the domains will be displayed in alphabetical order and on the right-hand side you will notice a padlock icon if the particular domain supports the registrar lock option. If you click the icon, you’ll see whether the particular domain name is locked or not and you will be able to update this status by clicking again. The status will be updated momentarily and you’ll be able to start the domain transfer procedure without needing to wait for the update to be shown on WHOIS lookup sites or for our company to do anything on our end.