Your domain is eligible to be registrar transfered to Netfirms from your current registrar if it:

.COM, .NET, .ORG, .ASIA	Has been registered for at least 60 days or not transfered within the last 60 days. The WHOIS record for the domain contains a valid admin email address that is accessible by the individual initiating the transfer.
.CA	Has been registered/active for at least 30 days and not within 30 days of expiry The WHOIS record for the domain contains a valid admin email address that is accessible by the individual initiating the transfer.

.CO.UK

The Netfirms Nominet IPS Tag (NETFIRMSINC-CA) should be given to the losing registrar.

For ICANN transfer policy, refer to their website: http://www.icann.org/en/transfers/policy-en.htm

All TLD's (except for .co.uk) involved in a registrar transfer will incur a one year renewal fee as the transfer will require an extension of the domain's renewal term in order for the transfer to complete.

SUMMARY OF STEPS:

1. Do a WHOIS on your domain to make sure your domain is unlocked and administrative contact email address is current
2. Obtain your domain's authorization code from your current registrar (this step not required for .ca domains but .ca domain owners will requrie their CIRA profile login/password)
3. Initiate registrar transfer from your Netfirms Control Panel
4. Within 24 hours, an email containing a confirmation code will be delivered to your administrative contact email address. Input the confirmation key along with authorization code from your current registrar into your Netfirms Control Panel (this step not required for .ca domains)

DETAILED STEPS:

I. Perform a WHOIS query to check that your domain is unlocked. If locked follow these steps to unlock your domain:

GoDaddy

• Log in to your Godaddy Account Manager at http://www.godaddy.com
  
• In the My Products section, click Domain Manager.
• Use the checkbox(es) to select the domain name(s) you want to modify.
• Above your list of domains, click Locking. We recommend keeping your domains locked to prevent unauthorized changes from being made to your domain.
• To lock the domain, select Lock domains.
• To unlock the domain, clear the Lock domains checkbox.
• Click OK.
• Click OK again
• Wait up to 15 minutes for the domain to be unlocked by Godaddy

Internic.ca

• Login to your Internic.ca Master Account at www.internic.ca
  
• Click on the "Domain Admin" tab.
  
• When the page refreshes, you will see a listing of the domains in your account. Deactivate High Security by clicking on the lock icon next to your domain. If the icon appears as an open lock the service is disabled.

1and1

• Log in to the 1&1 Control Panel at: https://admin.1and1.com If you have only one package, you will land on the Administration page. If you have more than one package, select the relevant package to reach
  its Administration page.
• Select Domains from the Basic Settings section.
• Choose the domain and click Lock/Unlock.
• A confirmation is displayed.

Register.com

• Log into Register.com Account Manager at https://new.register.com/retail/myaccount/productdisplay.rcmx
  
• Select the domain name you wish to transfer to Netfirms
• Find the ENABLE/DISABLE DOMAIN LOCK section of the page and click on Disable Domain Lock
• Click the Continue button to confirm the change.
  
• The next page displayed will confirm that the domain name lock has been removed, clicking the Continue button will return you to the My Services page.Please Note: If the lock is not engaged the link will appear as Enable Domain Lock

Tucows

• Log on to your domain name at https://manage.opensrs.net.
• Click "Manage Domain".
• Type in any needed updates to the domain contact information,and save.

Enom

• 1. Log in to your eNom account at http://www.enomcentral.com/
  
• 2. From the DOMAINS menu, select “My Domains.”
• 3. Click on the applicable domain name to access the Domain Control Panel.
• 4. In the UTILITIES section at the bottom of the page, click “Set Auto-Renew/Registrar-Lock Options for Domain Names and Services.”
• Remove the check mark from the “Do not allow this domain to be transferred to a
  different registrar” check box.
• Click “Save Changes.”
• Note that it may take 24 hours before our system recognizes the status change.
  

Network Solutions

• Log in to the Network Solutions Account Manger at https://www.networksolutions.com/manage-it/index.jsp
  

• If you have more than one domain name, click on the domain name for which you want to change the Domain Protect status

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• At the top of the Domain Details section, to the right of Domain Protect, click on the Edit link (if there is only a Turn On link, then Domain Protect has already deactivated)
• Select the radio button next to Turn Domain Protect off, then click on the Save button

MelbourneIT

• Login to your My Account by clicking the Login link at the top right of the website, and entering your username and password
• The My Account Console will be displayed
• Click Manage Domain Names under the Manage Domain Names section of the Console
• The Manage Domain Names page will be displayed with the list of domain names under your My Account
• Hint: Click a column heading to sort your domain name list accordingly
• Click the domain name you want to unlock
• The Domain Management page for the selected domain name will be displayed
• Click Unlock in the Overview section and follow the on-screen prompts

Yahoo

• Visit your Yahoo Domain Control Panel at https://login.yahoo.com/
• Click the "Edit Domain Locking" link
• On the following page, you'll see your domain lock status. Click the "Unlock Domain"button

II. Perform a WHOIS query on your domain to ensure you have the correct administrative email address contact for your domain. If not, follow these steps to update the administrative contact:

Godaddy

• Log in to your Godaddy Account Manager at http://www.godaddy.com
• In the My Products section, click Domains.
• Select the domain(s) for which you want to update the email address, and then click Contact.
• Update the email address for Admin via the Admin tab
• Click OK

Internic.ca

• Log into your Master Account at www.internic.ca
• Click on the “Domain Admin” tab
• Click on the domain name that you wish to modify
• If you wish to edit an existing contact, click on the “Edit” button for the contact that you want to modify
• If you want to add a new contact, click on the "Add New Contact" button
• Enter the information for the contact
• Click on the “Save” button to save the changes and update the registry

1and1

• Log in to the 1&1 Control Panel at: https://admin.1and1.com If you have only one package, you will land on the Administration page.If you have more than one package, select the relevant package to reach its Administration page.
  
• Select Domains from the Basic Settings section.
• Select the domain, click the arrow next to Contact and select Administrative Contact
• You can choose the current data by selecting Use my user data as the Reg-C,
  or enter a new address by selecting Let me use an alternative Reg-C. Click Next
  after making the changes.
• At the end of the process click Submit. A confirmation will be displayed.

Register.com

• Log into Register.com Account Manager at https://www.register.com/myaccount/productdisplay.rcmx with your username and password and click on the Contact Information tab.
• Click the Edit Account Information button
• Edit your Email address
  
• Once you've completed updating the information as applicable click Continue.
• Verify the settings entered and click Continue to confirm.
• Click Continue again and this will reload the Contact Information tab again.

Tucows

• Contact Tucows technical support to ask them to unlock the domain name.

Enom

• Log in to your eNom account.*
• From the DOMAINS menu, select “My Domains.”
• Click on the domain name whose Whois information you wish to edit.
• In the UTILITIES section at the bottom of the page, click “Contact/WhoIs
  Information.”
• Edit the contact information as needed.
• Click “Save changes.”
• While the updates will be reflected in the eNom Whois data within minutes, it may take up to 24 hours before our system recognizes the changes.

Network Solutions

• Type http://www.networksolutions.com in the address line then press the enter key
• Click on the Account Manager | Log In button in the upper right-hand corner then Log in with your User ID and password
• Click on the Edit Account Contacts button in the left-hand navigation bar then click on the Account for which you want to update your domain's administrative contact email address
•  Click on the View/Edit WHOIS Contacts link in the Edit WHOIS Contacts section
•  Select the check box next to the domain name(s) you want to update
  
• Click on the Continue button
•  Select the Administrative Contact radio button
  
• Click on the Continue button

If you want to assign someone who is not already associated with Network Solutions and isn’t identifiable by the options provided, or you want to create alternate contact information for yourself using a valid e-mail address, click on the create a new user link below the box:

  a. When prompted to log out of Account Manager, click on the Log Out button

b. Type a User Id in the Enter User Id text box, type a password in the Enter new password text box and type it again in the Re-enter new password text box (Passwords must be 4-8 characters in length), select a security question from the Select your password security question drop down menu, type the answer to the question in the Enter your response text box and then click on the Save button

c. Type the profile information in the appropriate text boxes for the new user then click on the Save button

d. Log in to Account Manager and repeat Steps 4-8

• If you selected:

Yourself – you will see an on screen confirmation

Another person you select with access to this account – select the radio button next to the person then click on the Save button and you will see an on screen confirmation

 Another person you select by entering a valid NIC handle – type the NIC handle in the text box then click on the Continue button and you will see an on screen confirmation

Another person you select by entering a valid User ID – type the User ID in the text box then click on the Continue button and you will see an on screen confirmation

MelbourneIT

• Login to your My Account by clicking the Login link at the top right of the website, and entering your username and password
• The My Account Console will be displayed
• Click Manage Domain Names under the Manage Domain Names section of the Console
• The Manage Domain Names page will be displayed with the list of domain names under your My Account
• Hint: Click a column heading to sort your domain name list accordingly
• Click the domain name you want to modify the contact details for
• The Domain Management page for the selected domain name will be displayed
• Click Change Contact Details in the Contact Details section and enter the new details for your domain name. If you want to have different details for the registrant, administration, technical or billing contact, click Advanced Edit Mode from the top pane.
• Click Continue when finished
• A confirmation message will appear

Yahoo

• Sign in to your Domain Control Panel at https://login.yahoo.com/
• Click the "View/Edit Your Domain Registration" link
• On the "Domain Registration Information" page, click the "Edit" button, located on the right side of the blue "Registration Information" headline
• You'll see your "Edit Domain Registration" page. Edit the administrator email address accordingly
• The change will take up to 24 hours to take effect
  

III. Obtain Authorization Code (also known as Auth Code or EPP Code) required from Current Registrar

Godaddy

• Log in to your Godaddy Account Manager at http://www.godaddy.com
• In the My Products section, click Domain Manager.
• Click the domain for which you want to retrieve the authorization code.
• In the Authorization Code field, click the Send by Email hyperlink.
• Click OK.
• Click OK again.
• Godaddy will send your authorization code, in an email message, to the address we have on file for your account.

Internic.ca

• Send an email request to service@internic.ca . In the request you must list the domain names in question and ask that your authorization codes be sent.

1and1

(If you have more than 50 domains and wish to obtain the authorization codes, please send an e-mail to transfer@1and1.com. Include in your e-mail your customer ID.)

• Log in to the 1&1 Control Panel at: https://admin.1and1.com If you have only one package, you will land on the Administration page.If you have more than one package, select the relevant package to reach its Administration page.
  
• Select Domains from the Basic Settings section.
• Choose the domain and click Info.

Register.com

• Within Account Management click on a Domain Name to view its details. The Auth Code will be
  listed on the right. If not, Register.com customers may obtain their authorization code by contacting them between the hours of 8am-6pm EST/EDT Monday to Friday:
  

Toll free within the U.S. and Canada: (877) 866-0045
Outside the U.S. and Canada: (902) 749-2056

Tucows

• Log on to your domain name at https://manage.opensrs.net.
• Click "Manage Domain".
• The authorization code is in the "Domain Extras" section.

Enom

• Log in to your eNom account.
• From the DOMAINS menu, select “My Domains.”
• Click on the applicable domain name to access the Domain Control Panel.
• In the UTILITIES section at the bottom of the page, click “Contact/WhoIs Information."
• The EPP/authorization code is displayed beneath the Auxiliary Billing Contact at to the bottom of the page.

Network Solutions

• Call 24 hour support at 888-642-9675 and request Auth Code and they will send to ‘Admin’ contact on domain.
  

MelbourneIT

• Email das@melbourneit.com.au or call them at +61 386242300 with Domain Name, Registry Key, and request Auth code.Info will be sent to ‘Admin’

Yahoo

• Sign in to your Business Control Panel at at https://login.yahoo.com/
• Click the "Domain Control Panel" link under your domain name
• On your Domain Control Panel, click "View Your Authorization Code."

• On the following page, you'll see your domain's unique authorization code. We recommend printing this code for your records, as you'll need it if you decide to transfer.

IV. Initiate Registrar Transfer Via Netfirms Control Panel

.com, .net, .org
To initiate a registrar transfer for your .com or .net domain so that Netfirms becomes the registrar, please follow these steps:

1. Login to the Netfirms Members Control Panel at https://controlpanel.netfirms.com
2. Click Domains
3. Click Domain Manager
4. Click Add
5. Click the Transfer tab.
6. From the Registrar Transfer section enter the domain name you wish to registrar transfer
7. Click Transfer

.ca
To initiate a registrar transfer for your.ca domain so that Netfirms becomes the registrar, please follow these steps:

1. Login to the Netfirms Members Control Panel at https://controlpanel.netfirms.com
2. Click Domains
3. Click Domain Manager
4. Click Add
5. Click the Transfer tab
6. From the Registrar Transfer section enter the domain name you wish to registrar transfer
7. Click Transfer
8. Follow the onscreen prompts to complete the registrar transfer

V. Input Auth code and confirmation key into your Netfirms Control Panel

.com, .net, .org

• Within 24 hours, an email (Form of Authorization) will be sent to the Admin contact email address for the domain being transfered.
  
• The email will contain a confirmation key. Take the confirmation key and the authorization code from your current registrar and enter each of them into your Netfirms Control Panel at https://controlpanel.netfirms.com/. Once logged in, click Domains, Domain Manager and follow the onscreen prompts.
  

.ca

• An email from CIRA (Canadian Internet Registration Authority for .ca domains) will be sent to the Admin contact email address for the domain being transfered.
  
• Follow the link in the CIRA email or login to your CIRA profile for the domain to confirm the change of registrar. If you do not have this CIRA profile login information please contact your existing registrar and have them send this to you at the administrative contact e-mail address on record for the domain.

IMPORTANT:
(i) The Registrant must confirm the transfer request within 5 days from the date of the FOA email being sent. Otherwise the transfer request will automatically cancel.
(ii)A successful registrar transfer usually completes within 5-7 days. During the registrar transfer process you are not able to make changes to your domains nameserver or WHOIS information. Once the transfer is completed, a WHOIS query on the domain will indicate Netfirms, Inc. as the Registrar.

VI. Once your domain has been added you may choose to change the Name Server information associated with your domain name for Netfirms to host:

ns1.netfirms.com
ns2.netfirms.com

Note: It typically takes 24-72 hours for domains to be transferred by your domain registrar.

Please also refer to Updating Nameservers to point to Netfirms for specific instructions on how to update your nameservers through your domain registrar.

For rules surrounding registrar transfers, browse to http://support.netfirms.com/article.php?id=035.