A method, at a first device, comprising: participating, by the first device, in a wireless network managed by at least one of an access point device or a group owner device; exchanging, by the first device, information with a second device that is not connected to the wireless network, over the wireless out-of-band short-range carrier, the exchanging of information comprising: receiving, from the second device, authentication information via a wireless out-of-band short-range carrier, for forwarding to the at least one of the access point device or the group owner device; and sending, to the second device, in-band communication connection parameters via the wireless out-of-band short-range carrier, for connection to the wireless network managed by the at least one of the access point device or the group owner device; and transmitting, the received authentication information, to the at least one of the access point device or the group owner device, via an in-band short-range carrier communication connection of the wireless network, to enable the at least one of the access point or the group owner device to grant access to the second device to join the wireless network if the received authentication information from the first device corresponds to second authentication information received from the second device via a second in-band short range carrier communication connection. participating, by the first device, in a wireless network managed by at least one of an access point device or a group owner device; exchanging, by the first device, information with a second device that is not connected to the wireless network, over the wireless out-of-band short-range carrier, the exchanging of information comprising: receiving, from the second device, authentication information via a wireless out-of-band short-range carrier, for forwarding to the at least one of the access point device or the group owner device; and sending, to the second device, in-band communication connection parameters via the wireless out-of-band short-range carrier, for connection to the wireless network managed by the at least one of the access point device or the group owner device; and receiving, from the second device, authentication information via a wireless out-of-band short-range carrier, for forwarding to the at least one of the access point device or the group owner device; and sending, to the second device, in-band communication connection parameters via the wireless out-of-band short-range carrier, for connection to the wireless network managed by the at least one of the access point device or the group owner device; and transmitting, the received authentication information, to the at least one of the access point device or the group owner device, via an in-band short-range carrier communication connection of the wireless network, to enable the at least one of the access point or the group owner device to grant access to the second device to join the wireless network if the received authentication information from the first device corresponds to second authentication information received from the second device via a second in-band short range carrier communication connection.