Transferring an existing domain name involves switching the domain registrar that provides the registration service, so after the transfer, you’ll have to manage things like renewal payments or DNS entry modifications through the new company. The transfer process itself is standard with most generic and country-code Top-Level Domain extensions. Certain country-code extensions are more specific and involve different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain involves several basic 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 generic TLDs. If a domain name is locked, it will be impossible to initiate a transfer process, so no one can even try to snatch your domain name. The domain lock can be removed only through the account where the domain is registered and all new domains that support this option are locked by default the moment they are registered.
Registrar Lock in Website Hosting
The Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with each and every website hosting package that we offer, will give you total control over your domain names. You’ll find all domain names registered through us neatly displayed in alphabetical order in a separate section of the Control Panel. Those whose extensions support the domain lock option will have a mini padlock icon next to them. By clicking the icon, you can see if the particular domain is locked or unlocked and you can alter the current status by clicking once more – the procedure is as straightforward as that. You will not need to wait for the update to take effect or for our company to do anything, as the change of the status takes effect momentarily, 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 our company is really easy and can be accomplished through the Hepsia hosting Control Panel – the one via which you manage your semi-dedicated server. You’ll find all your domains in the Domain Manager section and the ones whose extensions support the registrar lock option will have a padlock-like icon on their right. You can unlock any domain name by clicking on its icon and since the change will propagate straight away, you’ll be able to initiate the transfer without having to wait for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup websites. If you reconsider your decision 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 a few clicks in your Hepsia hosting Control Panel.