Domain Transfer Process

Domain Transfer

A Domain Transfer- is a process of transferring the domain name record from the management under one registrar to another registrar. A registrar is the only responsible for the management of your domain records; this transfer should be not affecting your website, relevant email or DNS.
(No Downtime)

Procedure

1. Domain transfer will take 7 days (maximum) to process
2. Request authorization code/EPP Code to your current registrar.

Option 1
You may login to your current registrar account, using your Domain User name and password, and request for “authorization code. You have to turn off the domain protection (if there is) or Domain Unlock if it is Lock, before you can request authorization code from the registrar.

Option 2

If you don’t have the access to your Domain panel, you just simply need to email your Current provider using the authorize email address and request for the ‘’EPP CODE’’ and advise them to Unlock the Domain if it’s Lock and turn off protection if there is.
Reference: The Auto-Info Code is a unique code generated on per-domain basis and it is used for authorization or confirmation of a transfer request. Some registrars offer facilities for you to generate and manage your own Auto Info code. In other cases, you will need to contact the registrar directly to obtain it. The registrar must provide you with the Auto-Info code within 5 calendar days of your request.

3. Receiving your Authorization code
You’ll receive an email from current registrar with Authorization code.
We received your authorization code request on 07/02/2008
For your domain name thegeekstuff.com.
Your authorization code is: 12345678911

Send it to Webfocus Solution for Verification


4. After we verify the Eppcode we can now process the Documentation.
Preparation for Domain transfer

We will be needed the Payment and Sign Contract .it should be ready because it will automatically credit 1 year Domain renewal to the Domain Transfer.

5. Begin the transfer from the new registrar using the authorization code.
1st email, - You will get an email verification from our Domain registrar (Enom) Confirming your transfer request. You just need to click ‘’Agreed’’ to accept the email and it will automatically confirm the Domain transfer approval. (It will send to the Authorize person in charge for Domain Name)

There 3 Status of Domain Name

1. Awaiting to release by Domain owner(Authorize Person)
2. Awaiting to release by Current registrar
3. Domain transfer Successful or not Successful

6. Domain Transfer completed to new registrar-Once the Domain Current provider release the Domain and it will notify the new registrar (enom) for the Domain status

References:
ICANN – Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers coordinates the domain name across the internet to make sure they are unique. FAQ for Domain-Name Holders clarifies lot of questions about domain name transfer.

7. Preparation for Domain Pointing- Once Your Domain is successfully Transfer to a new Provider you may now proceed to the Domain pointing which have 24 to 48 hours Downtime.

Domain Transfer for Country Level Domain

Process

1.The client need to send an email request to helpdesk@dot.ph requesting that they will going to transfer their Domain to Webfocus.

2. They will received an email confirming their request and dot.ph will automatically notify Webfocus for the said request
3. Webfocus will process the Domain transfer request upon receiving the notification from dot.ph also upon completion of the following Signed Domain Contract and Payment.
4. Once the Domain Transfer is Successfully done we may now request to the client for the Domain Pointing schedule
5. Domain Pointing will take 24 to 48 hours downtime.