A method for pairing an electric vehicle to a first wireless charging station from a plurality of wireless charging stations (102-n), the method comprising: at a first processor in the electric vehicle, joining the electric vehicle to a first wireless network provided by a central access point; at a second processor (510, 502) associated with the selected wireless charging station, assigning a passive beacon, PB, channel to use for pairing the electric vehicle to the selected wireless charging station by a network manager at the central access point, transmitting a channel identifier of the assigned channel to the electric vehicle over the first wireless network, and transmitting the channel identifier to the plurality of wireless charging stations; at the first processor, configuring, based on the channel identifier, a passive beacon device coupled to the electric vehicle to use the assigned PB channel; moving the electric vehicle into proximity of the first wireless charging station; at the second processor, detecting a passive beacon signal of the passive beacon device, confirming that the passive beacon device is using the assigned channel, after detecting the passive beacon signal and confirming that the passive beacon signal is using the assigned PB channel, activating a second wireless network, and transmitting information identifying the second wireless network to the electric vehicle; and at the first processor, joining the electric vehicle to the second wireless network using the transmitted information, and after the electric vehicle has joined the second wireless network, providing alignment guidance from the selected wireless charging station to the electric vehicle over the second wireless network. at a first processor in the electric vehicle, joining the electric vehicle to a first wireless network provided by a central access point; at a second processor (510, 502) associated with the selected wireless charging station, assigning a passive beacon, PB, channel to use for pairing the electric vehicle to the selected wireless charging station by a network manager at the central access point, transmitting a channel identifier of the assigned channel to the electric vehicle over the first wireless network, and transmitting the channel identifier to the plurality of wireless charging stations; assigning a passive beacon, PB, channel to use for pairing the electric vehicle to the selected wireless charging station by a network manager at the central access point, transmitting a channel identifier of the assigned channel to the electric vehicle over the first wireless network, and transmitting the channel identifier to the plurality of wireless charging stations; at the first processor, configuring, based on the channel identifier, a passive beacon device coupled to the electric vehicle to use the assigned PB channel; moving the electric vehicle into proximity of the first wireless charging station; at the second processor, detecting a passive beacon signal of the passive beacon device, confirming that the passive beacon device is using the assigned channel, after detecting the passive beacon signal and confirming that the passive beacon signal is using the assigned PB channel, activating a second wireless network, and transmitting information identifying the second wireless network to the electric vehicle; and detecting a passive beacon signal of the passive beacon device, confirming that the passive beacon device is using the assigned channel, after detecting the passive beacon signal and confirming that the passive beacon signal is using the assigned PB channel, activating a second wireless network, and transmitting information identifying the second wireless network to the electric vehicle; and at the first processor, joining the electric vehicle to the second wireless network using the transmitted information, and after the electric vehicle has joined the second wireless network, providing alignment guidance from the selected wireless charging station to the electric vehicle over the second wireless network. joining the electric vehicle to the second wireless network using the transmitted information, and after the electric vehicle has joined the second wireless network, providing alignment guidance from the selected wireless charging station to the electric vehicle over the second wireless network.