Transferring an already registered domain involves 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 record modifications through the new registrar company. The transfer process itself is standard with most generic and country-code domain 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 option, which is being adopted by more and more domain name registry operators. It’s a default feature supported by all gTLDs. If a domain is locked, it won’t be possible to start a transfer procedure, so no one can even try to register your domain name. The lock can be annulled 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 Hosting
With a hosting from our company, you’ll have complete command over your domain names through our custom Hepsia Control Panel. You will be able to do anything you’d like, including locking and unlocking any of the domains registered through our company, as long as the specific generic or country-code Top-Level Domain extension supports this option. Clicking the padlock icon that you’ll see next to any domain name registered in your Hepsia Control Panel will show you its present status and clicking on it once more will permit you to change that status. If you wish to transfer a domain name to another registrar, you can initiate the procedure immediately. Since unlocking a domain through your Hepsia Control Panel will take effect instantaneously, no propagation interval or any action on our end will be required. Locking a domain name is just as easy – you’ll just need to complete the exact same steps.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers
Locking or unlocking any domain name registered through us is astonishingly easy and can be done through the Hepsia Control Panel – the one via which you administer your semi-dedicated server. You’ll see all your domains in the Registered Domains section and those whose extensions support the registrar lock option will have a padlock icon next to them. You can unlock any domain by clicking on its icon and since the change will take effect instantaneously, you’ll be able to proceed with the domain name transfer procedure without the need to wait for the lock status to be updated on WHOIS lookup websites. If you change your mind and decide not to transfer the domain away from us, locking it again will be just as easy and will not take more than a few mouse clicks in your Hepsia Control Panel.