A method for controlling a plurality of wireless devices (104, 706, 708, 710, 712, 714, 716, 718, 500) comprising: providing the plurality of wireless devices (104, 706, 708, 710, 712, 714, 716, 718, 500), wherein each wireless device (104, 706, 708, 710, 712, 714, 716, 718, 500) comprises a controller/processor, a wireless transceiver circuit communicably coupled to the controller/processor and an antenna communicably coupled to the wireless transceiver circuit; providing a controlling device communicably coupled to the plurality of wireless devices (104, 706, 708, 710, 712, 714, 716, 718, 500) via a plurality of wireless network connections; periodically sending a broadcast signal from each wireless device (104, 706, 708, 710, 712, 714, 716, 718, 500); sending a stop broadcast signal from the controlling device to the plurality of wireless devices (104, 706, 708, 710, 712, 714, 716, 718, 500) except for one or more specified wireless devices with which the controlling device wants to communicate; exchanging one or more communications between the controlling device and the one or more specified wireless devices; and resuming broadcast by the plurality of wireless devices (104, 706, 708, 710, 712, 714, 716, 718, 500), wherein the resuming broadcast comprises one of the following: a) resuming broadcast upon expiration of a specified duration, wherein the stop broadcast signal comprises the specified duration, or b) resuming broadcast upon reception by the plurality of wireless devices which have stopped broadcast of a resume broadcast signal sent by the controlling device upon completion of the one or more communications between the controlling device and the one or more specified wireless devices. providing the plurality of wireless devices (104, 706, 708, 710, 712, 714, 716, 718, 500), wherein each wireless device (104, 706, 708, 710, 712, 714, 716, 718, 500) comprises a controller/processor, a wireless transceiver circuit communicably coupled to the controller/processor and an antenna communicably coupled to the wireless transceiver circuit; providing a controlling device communicably coupled to the plurality of wireless devices (104, 706, 708, 710, 712, 714, 716, 718, 500) via a plurality of wireless network connections; periodically sending a broadcast signal from each wireless device (104, 706, 708, 710, 712, 714, 716, 718, 500); sending a stop broadcast signal from the controlling device to the plurality of wireless devices (104, 706, 708, 710, 712, 714, 716, 718, 500) except for one or more specified wireless devices with which the controlling device wants to communicate; exchanging one or more communications between the controlling device and the one or more specified wireless devices; and resuming broadcast by the plurality of wireless devices (104, 706, 708, 710, 712, 714, 716, 718, 500), wherein the resuming broadcast comprises one of the following: a) resuming broadcast upon expiration of a specified duration, wherein the stop broadcast signal comprises the specified duration, or b) resuming broadcast upon reception by the plurality of wireless devices which have stopped broadcast of a resume broadcast signal sent by the controlling device upon completion of the one or more communications between the controlling device and the one or more specified wireless devices. a) resuming broadcast upon expiration of a specified duration, wherein the stop broadcast signal comprises the specified duration, or b) resuming broadcast upon reception by the plurality of wireless devices which have stopped broadcast of a resume broadcast signal sent by the controlling device upon completion of the one or more communications between the controlling device and the one or more specified wireless devices.