In another embodiment, an apparatus comprises a wireless network interface having one or more integrated circuits. The one or more integrated circuits configured to at least one of i) and ii): i) a) generate a beacon frame, and b) transmit, the beacon frame outside of a wireless local area network (WLAN); and ii) a) receive a probe request frame from a client station in the WLAN, the probe request frame having been transmitted outside of the WLAN, b) in response to receiving the probe request frame, generate a probe response frame, and c) transmit the probe response frame outside of the WLAN. The one or more integrated circuits are further configured to: in response to at least one of i) transmitting the beacon frame, and ii) transmitting the probe response frame, receive one or more frames from the client station of the WLAN, the one or more frames having been transmitted outside of the WLAN. At least one of i) the wireless network interface and ii) a processor of the apparatus, are configured to: extract, from the one or more frames, network security information corresponding to the WLAN, and use the network security information to wirelessly connect the wireless network interface to a AP servicing the WLAN.