Transferring an existing domain entails 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 updates through the new company. The transfer procedure is standard with most domain name extensions. Some country-code extensions are more specific and entail different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain entails several basic steps and one of them is unlocking the domain name. The domain lock is a security feature, which is being embraced by more and more domain registry operators. It’s a default feature supported by all generic Top-Level Domains. If a domain name is locked, it will be impossible to initiate a transfer process, so nobody can even try to snatch your domain. The domain lock can be annulled only through the account where the domain name is registered and all new domains that support this feature are locked by default the moment they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Cloud Hosting

With a cloud hosting from us, you will exert full control over your domain names through our in-house created Hepsia hosting Control Panel. You will be able to do anything you would like, including locking/unlocking any of the domain names registered through our company, on the condition that the particular top-level domain name extension supports this feature. Clicking the padlock symbol that you will notice next to any domain name registered in your Hepsia Control Panel will show you its current status and clicking on it once more will enable you to alter that status. If you want to transfer a domain to another domain name registrar, you can start the procedure momentarily. Since unlocking a domain through your Control Panel will take effect immediately, no propagation period or any action on our end will be required. Locking a domain name is just as easy – you’ll just have to go through the very same steps.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers

Managing your domains with us is truly easy and the registrar lock option makes no exception. If you have a semi-dedicated server account, you’ll be able to administer the domain names registered through us using the same Control Panel via which you will administer your web hosting account. For your convenience’s sake, the domain names will be displayed in alphabetical order and on the right-hand side you’ll see a padlock-like icon in case the given domain supports the registrar lock option. If you click the icon, you will see whether the specific domain is locked or not and you’ll be able to alter this status by clicking once more. The status will be changed instantaneously and you’ll be able to initiate the transfer without the need to wait for the change to be shown on WHOIS lookup websites or for our company to do anything on our end.