A Wireless Local Area Network, WLAN, access node configured to initiate a session with a packet gateway for a connecting device, the connecting device being one of a subscribing wireless device configured with authentication information and a non-subscribing wireless device (42, 44, 46), the non-subscribing wireless device (42, 44, 46) configured to authenticate with the subscribing wireless device's authentication information, the WLAN access node comprising: one or more processors; and memory containing instructions, the instructions when executed by the one or more processors being configured to: receive identification information uniquely identifying the connecting device; and based on the identification information received and after the connecting device has been authenticated, send a session request message to the packet gateway to establish a session for the connecting device, the session request message including information distinguishing the connecting device from another wireless device configured to authenticate with the authentication information associated with the subscribing wireless device, so as to distinguish the session from an existing session for the other wireless device; determine whether traffic steering to disassociate the WLAN and associate with a network providing improved data bandwidth as compared with the WLAN is available to the connecting device based on the distinguishing information; and disable traffic steering when the distinguishing information indicates that the connecting device is a non-subscribing wireless device (42, 44, 46); and wherein the connecting device is a non-subscribing wireless device (42, 44, 46) and the other wireless device is a subscribing wireless device. one or more processors; and memory containing instructions, the instructions when executed by the one or more processors being configured to: receive identification information uniquely identifying the connecting device; and based on the identification information received and after the connecting device has been authenticated, send a session request message to the packet gateway to establish a session for the connecting device, the session request message including information distinguishing the connecting device from another wireless device configured to authenticate with the authentication information associated with the subscribing wireless device, so as to distinguish the session from an existing session for the other wireless device; determine whether traffic steering to disassociate the WLAN and associate with a network providing improved data bandwidth as compared with the WLAN is available to the connecting device based on the distinguishing information; and disable traffic steering when the distinguishing information indicates that the connecting device is a non-subscribing wireless device (42, 44, 46); and wherein the connecting device is a non-subscribing wireless device (42, 44, 46) and the other wireless device is a subscribing wireless device. receive identification information uniquely identifying the connecting device; and based on the identification information received and after the connecting device has been authenticated, send a session request message to the packet gateway to establish a session for the connecting device, the session request message including information distinguishing the connecting device from another wireless device configured to authenticate with the authentication information associated with the subscribing wireless device, so as to distinguish the session from an existing session for the other wireless device; determine whether traffic steering to disassociate the WLAN and associate with a network providing improved data bandwidth as compared with the WLAN is available to the connecting device based on the distinguishing information; and disable traffic steering when the distinguishing information indicates that the connecting device is a non-subscribing wireless device (42, 44, 46); and wherein the connecting device is a non-subscribing wireless device (42, 44, 46) and the other wireless device is a subscribing wireless device.