Patent ID: 8266681

Claim:
A method for accessing one or more resources in a computer network, the method comprising: receiving, from a client device connected to the computer network via one or more wireless access points, a first set of authentication data transmitted automatically by the client device to access a first set of network resources, the authentication data comprising machine identification data uniquely identifying the client device; assigning a first authentication level to the client device, the first authentication level allowing access to a first set of network resources; providing access to the client device to the first set of network resources based on the first authentication level; sending one or more programs to the client device based upon the first set of authentication data, at least one program comprising an executable logon script that configures the client device according to the logon script; receiving a second set of authentication data from the client device after the client device has executed the one or more programs, wherein the second set of authentication data comprises user identification data associated with a user of the client device; and assigning a second authentication level to the client device, the second authentication level providing access to the second set of network resources, wherein providing access to the client device to the second set of network resources corresponding to the second authentication level, comprises: if the second set of authentication data is valid, the second authentication level is greater than the first authentication level and the second set of network resources comprises at least one additional resource in addition to the first set of network resources; and if the second set of authentication data is not valid, such that the user identification data is not recognized, the second authentication level is less than the first authentication level and the second set of network resources comprises a subset of the first set of network resources, the subset comprising at least one resource but less than all resources of the first set of resources.