Patent ID: 8370905

Claim:
A method performed by a computer processor, said method comprising: receiving a remote domain installation package, said remote domain installation package comprising: a domain join information comprising a domain identifier for a domain and a machine identifier; a set of group policies, said group policies comprising an address for said domain; an authentication certificate issued from a domain controller to a machine having said machine identifier; installing said remote domain installation package by a first process comprising: installing said domain join information in a startup location within an operating system wherein said operating system uses said domain join information to connect to said domain during a startup sequence; installing said set of group policies; installing said authentication certificate; gaining access to said remote domain installation package by presenting authentication credentials to an authentication mechanism, and decrypting said remote domain installation package as part of said gaining access; joining said domain by a second process comprising: starting said remote device using said startup sequence; connecting to said domain using said address; requesting a domain join using said domain join information and presenting said authentication certificate; and joining said domain.