Examples are disclosed for an access point (AP) of a wireless local area network (WLAN) capable of obtaining an internet protocol (IP) address on behalf of a wireless device attempting to couple to the WLAN. The access point may receive an association request for the wireless device to couple to the WLAN. The association request may include an indication of whether the wireless device is also requesting an IP address. If an IP address is requested, the AP may obtain an IP address from a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server on behalf of the wireless device. Meanwhile, in some examples, the AP may concurrently implement an authentication process to enable the wireless device to couple to the WLAN. For these examples, upon authentication of the wireless device, the AP may provide the obtained IP address to the wireless device. Other examples are described and claimed.