A wireless client station includes a received signal strength module to estimate N signal strengths of N signals received by the wireless client station from N access points, respectively, where N is an integer greater than one. The wireless client station further includes a control module to determine N path losses based on the N signal strengths and N transmit power signals included in the N signals. The control module selects and associates with one of the N access points based on a lowest one of the N path losses. The control module adjusts a minimum transmit power of the wireless client station based on a sum of the lowest one of the N path losses and a receiver sensitivity of the wireless client station.