A method and apparatus are described including transmitting localization information to a localization server, transitioning into sleep mode, receiving a wake up frame from an access router, transitioning to awake mode, transmitting updated localization information to the localization server and establishing a connection between a network access device and a client device. Also described are a method and apparatus including transmitting a request to connect to a network access device, receiving localization information of the network access device from a localization server and establishing a connection between the network access device and the client device based on the localization information.