Wireless Local Area Network, Station, and Access Point and Methods for Accessing Thereof

A method for accessing a wireless local area network, the method comprising:

• sending, by an access point, a beacon or a probe response to a station, wherein the beacon or the probe response carries configuration version information, so that the station executes a generic advertisement services (GAS) query according to the configuration version information.

A station, comprising:

• a receiving unit, configured to receive a beacon or a probe response from an access point, wherein the beacon or the probe response carries configuration version information;
• and
• an executing unit, configured to execute a generic advertisement services (GAS) query according to the configuration version information.

An access point comprising:

• a generating unit configured to generate a beacon or a probe response, wherein the beacon or the probe response carries configuration version information;
• and
• a sending unit configured to send the beacon or the probe response generated by the generating unit to a station, so that the station executes a generic advertisement services (GAS) query according to the configuration version information.