private static extern int WlanOpenHandle(

    <DllImport("Wlanapi", EntryPoint := "WlanOpenHandle")> _

    Public Shared Function WlanOpenHandle(ByVal dwClientVersion As UInteger, ByVal pReserved As IntPtr, <Out> ByRef pdwNegotiatedVersion As UInteger, ByRef phClientHandle As IntPtr) As UInteger

        if (WlanOpenHandle(1, IntPtr.Zero, out negotiatedVersion, ref handle) != 0)

     If WlanOpenHandle(1, IntPtr.Zero, negotiatedVersion, handle) <> 0 Then

      //wlanHndl is the handle returned previously by calling [WlanOpenHandle]