1. A method of encoding character set information, comprising: retrieving character set information identifying a non-Unicode character set for an access point broadcasting a wireless beacon, the wireless beacon comprising a service set identification information element comprising a service set identification for the access point; identifying at least one field in the wireless beacon associated with the service set identification in which to encode the character set information; embedding the character set information in the at least one field of the wireless beacon for decoding by one or more wireless stations receiving the wireless beacon to display the non-Unicode character set in Unicode format for selection of a network connection; and packing at least a portion of the service set identification information element in the wireless beacon according to the non-Unicode character set.
1. A method of encoding character set information, comprising: retrieving character set information identifying a non-Unicode character set for an access point broadcasting a wireless beacon, the wireless beacon comprising a service set identification information element comprising a service set identification for the access point; identifying at least one field in the wireless beacon associated with the service set identification in which to encode the character set information; embedding the character set information in the at least one field of the wireless beacon for decoding by one or more wireless stations receiving the wireless beacon to display the non-Unicode character set in Unicode format for selection of a network connection; and packing at least a portion of the service set identification information element in the wireless beacon according to the non-Unicode character set. 5. The method of claim 1 , wherein embedding the character set information comprises embedding the character set information in a vendor-specific information element.