How to transfer my domain away from 1&1 to ETNHost?

Here at ETNHost, we recommend that you keep your domain name where you host your website. It is easier to manage, fewer passwords to worry about, better security, and last but not least this way you get a piece of mind. You will receive regular notifications from us through e-mail when the renewal date for your domain name is due and you will not miss to renew the domain name and risk your website to become inaccessible. 

Transfer of domain names may take anywhere between 3 and 10 days until completion. Before initiating a domain name transfer of a domain name registered with 1&1, you will need to make sure that the following conditions apply:

• The domain must be more than 60 days old. This is not an ETNHost, nor 1&1, specific rule, but rather a rule implemented by ICANN, the organization that governs domain registrations. 
• The domain has been Unlocked for transfer from 1&1.
• The domain is showing your current e-mail for the admin contact in the whois as that is where the authorization email will be sent.
• The domain must not be too close to its expiration date, as 1&1 will normally auto renew domains 15 days prior to expiration.

To prepare your domain name  to be transferred away from 1&1 you must engage in the following steps:

1. Log into your 1&1 Control Panel and select the relevant package
2. Unlock your domain

• To do so you must go to the Domains panel and click on Manage domains.

• Click on the desired domain to expand the details and settings.
• Click the arrow icon next to the domain name in question to display further information and options.

• Select Transfer/Cancel Domain from the Domain Settings section.

• Click in Edit Domain Settings and then find Domain transfer lock and click Disable. 

3. Turn off the domain privacy feature.

To do that you must go to the Domains panel and click on Manage domains. Click on the desired domain to expand the details and settings. Click in Edit Domain Settings and then find Private registration and click Disable. 

4. Update your contact info if needed.

To do that you must go to the Domains panel and click on Manage domains. Click on the arrow on the right to view more options. Find Edit Domain Contacts and click on it. Then fill in the form with the correct contact information and then click on the Save button.

Once you've made the changes in your contact information, expect a verification e-mail. Click on the link provided in the e-mail to confirm that the information is correct. If no action is taken, the link will expire after two weeks and the contact information will go back to the original details that were listed prior the change. 

5. Obtain EPP code/ Authorization code

• To do that you must go to the Domains panel and click on Manage domains.
• Click on the desired domain to expand the details and settings.
• Then find Edit Domain Settings and click on it.
• The EPP code (Authorization code)  is displayed on the bottom of the page.

After completing the preparation, let some time pass (a day or so) before you initiate the transfer. You can also check the Whois info for your domain. You can do this at http://www.whois.net or http://whois.domaintools.com or similar sites, to make sure everything shows up and is correct.

Once ready, you can now submit a transfer request for the domain:

• Start within your ETNHost account .
• Proceed with posting an order for the domain name transfer by clicking on the Domains tab.
• Upon the request of the domain name transfer, you will need to enter the Authorization/EPP code. Once the code is entered then the process will begin.

Note that you will also receive a transfer approval email to the listed administrative contact for the domain. After the transfer is confirmed the losing registrar (1&1) has 7 days to release the domain. If everything is ok, the domain will be released and added to the Domains Section in your ETNHost account.