Wireless local area network management

A method for announcing presence of a wireless communication network managed by an access point configured for operating according to at least a first communication protocol, the method comprising:

• generating, at the access point, a management communication frame that includes information indicating network parameters of the wireless communication network, wherein the management communication frame includes information announcing an operating channel of the wireless communication network and identifying at least one primary component channel within the operating channel, the operating channel including i) the at least one primary component channel used at least for transmitting management information for the wireless communication network to client stations already associated with the access point and ii) at least one scanning channel specified, by the first communication protocol, to be used for client stations not associated with the access point to discover the access point;
• generating, at the access point, a physical layer data unit to include the management communication frame;
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• transmitting, by the access point, the physical layer data unit in the at least one scanning channel to allow discovery of the wireless communication network by client stations that are not associated with the access point.