Patent ID: 7089297

Claim:
A method implemented by a resource to configure itself to be part of a particular domain on a network, wherein the particular domain defines a set of resources that can be accessed on the network, and wherein access to the set of resources in the particular domain is controlled by a domain controller, the method comprising: obtaining a set of configuration information, the set of configuration information comprising login information for an administrator account on the particular domain that has high level administrative privileges, the set of configuration information further comprising network information for enabling the resource to communicate on the network; upon obtaining the set of configuration information, automatically performing the following without user intervention: configuring the resource in accordance with at least a portion of the network information; interacting with the domain controller, using the login information, to log in to the administrator account on the particular domain; and causing, using the administrative privileges of the administrator account, the domain controller to register the resource with the particular domain such that the domain controller recognizes the resource as being part of the set of resources that are in the particular domain.