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Transferring an existing domain involves switching the domain name registrar that handles the domain name registration service, so after the transfer, you will have to manage things like renewal payments or DNS record updates through the new domain name registrar. The transfer procedure is standard with most generic and country-code top-level domain name extensions. Some country-code extensions are more specific and entail different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain name involves several basic steps and one of them is unlocking the domain. The lock is a safety feature, which is being adopted by more and more registry organizations. It is a default feature supported by all gTLDs. If a domain name is locked, it will be impossible to start a transfer procedure, so nobody can even attempt to take your domain name. The domain 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 when they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Shared Web Hosting

The Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with each and every shared web hosting plan that we offer, will give you absolute command over your domains. You’ll see all domain names registered through us neatly displayed in alphabetical order in a separate Control Panel section. Those whose extensions support the registrar lock option will have a small padlock icon next to them. By clicking on the icon, you can see if the particular domain is locked or unlocked and you can change the present status by clicking again – the process is as simple as that. You will not need to wait for the change to propagate or for our company to do anything, as the status change takes effect momentarily, even if you see something different on WHOIS lookup sites. After all, it takes time for such sites to ‘refresh’ the info that they display.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers

Managing your domain names with us is amazingly easy and the registrar lock option makes no exception. If you’ve got a semi-dedicated server account, you will be able to administer the domains registered through our company using the very same Control Panel via which you’ll manage your web hosting account. For your convenience, the domain names will be displayed alphabetically and on the right you will notice a padlock icon if the given domain supports the registrar lock feature. If you click on the icon, you will find out if the specific domain is locked or not and you will be able to alter this status by clicking once more. The status will change momentarily and you will be able to initiate the domain transfer procedure without the need to wait for the update to appear on WHOIS lookup websites or for our company to do anything on our end.