A system for positioning a wireless LAN device includes a client device for transmitting a positioning request, the positioning request identifying a wireless LAN device, a location server for receiving the request, and a backbone network for requesting a position from the wireless LAN device and receiving position information from the wireless LAN device, wherein the backbone network transmits the position information to the location server, and wherein the location server determines positioning data based on the position information and the request, and transmits the positioning data to the client device.