{"id":14633,"date":"2017-10-03T15:47:11","date_gmt":"2017-10-03T15:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.awardspace.com\/?page_id=14633"},"modified":"2024-02-27T14:50:59","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T14:50:59","slug":"transferring-a-domain-name-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.awardspace.com\/kb\/transferring-a-domain-name-away\/","title":{"rendered":"How can I transfer my domain name to a different domain provider?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, we&#8217;re going to explain how to transfer domain registration from <strong>AwardSpace<\/strong> to a different domain provider.<\/p>\n<p>The steps needed to perform a transfer would depend on your <u>domain extension<\/u>.<\/p>\n<p>If your domain name happens to have a <em>.com<\/em>\/<em>.net<\/em>\/<em>.org<\/em>\/<em>.info<\/em>\/<em>.biz<\/em> ending, please follow the <a href=\"#domain_transfer_com\">Transfer Top-Level Domain<\/a> instructions. In case you own a <em>.co.uk<\/em>\/<em>.org.uk<\/em>\/<em>.uk<\/em> domain, please review the <a href=\"#domain_transfer_uk\">Transfer a UK Domain Name<\/a> paragraph in this article.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"domain_transfer_com\">\n<h2>How to Transfer a Top-Level Domain from AwardSpace to a New Domain Provider?<\/h2>\n<p>Transferring a TLD consists of four steps:<\/p>\n<h3>Step #1: Placing a transfer order<\/h3>\n<p>Log in to the Control Panel supplied by the gaining registrar and place an order for a domain transfer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Step #2: Preparing the transfer<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Sign in to your AwardSpace <a href=\"\/user-login\/\">Control Panel<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/cp1.awardspace.net\/beta\/domain-manager\/\">Domain Manager<\/a> section and click on the domain you&#8217;ll be transferring away.<\/li>\n<li>Open the <strong>Security<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n<li>Uncheck the <strong>Active Domain Lock<\/strong> checkbox and press <strong>Request EPP Key<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a class=\"et_pb_lightbox_image\" title=\"domain transfer\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/transferring-a-domain-name-away-1.png\" data-featherlight=\"image\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15434 aw-border-img alignnone\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/transferring-a-domain-name-away-1.png\" alt=\"transferring a domain name away 1\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\n<p>You will shortly receive an email containing your <strong>EPP key<\/strong> (authorization code).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: If your domain name has active <strong>Domain Privacy Protection<\/strong>, please make sure you disable it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Step #3: Initiating the transfer<\/h3>\n<p>Contact your new domain provider and provide them with your domain&#8217;s <strong>EPP key<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Step #4: Approving the transfer<\/h3>\n<p>Once a domain transfer has been initiated, you will receive an email with an <strong>approval link<\/strong>. Click on the approval link to finalize the transfer process.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"domain_transfer_uk\">\n<h2>How to Transfer a UK Domain from AwardSpace to a New Domain Provider?<\/h2>\n<p>Listed below are the steps to transfer a .uk, .org.uk and .co.uk domain away:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Step #1: Placing a transfer order<\/h3>\n<p>First of all, you will need to place a domain transfer order at the new registrar&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Step #2: Changing the IPS (Internet Provider Security) tag<\/h3>\n<p>The next step involves changing the so-called <strong>Internet Provider Security<\/strong> tag. To change the <strong>IPS tag<\/strong> of a UK domain, simply contact our dedicated support team and request an IPS tag change.<\/p>\n<p>Information on how to reach our Support department can be found on our <a href=\"\/contacts\/support\/ \">Support<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Step #3: Confirming the transfer<\/h3>\n<p>The final step after updating the IPS tag is approving the transfer. In order for that to happen, contact the gaining domain provider and inform them of the IPS tag change.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, we&#8217;re going to explain how to transfer domain registration from AwardSpace to a different domain provider. The steps needed to perform a transfer would depend on your domain extension. If your domain name happens to have a .com\/.net\/.org\/.info\/.biz ending, please follow the Transfer Top-Level Domain instructions. 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