AT&T WiFi Passpoint Login: Gateway Access Code Guide

I tried to find the AT&T WiFi Passpoint setting on my gateway, and the login page asked for a code I had never used before. The box was in a drawer, and the label on it had more numbers than I knew what to do with. This guide shows you where AT&T WiFi Passpoint lives, how to sign in to your gateway, and the steps I use to turn it on or off.

AT&T WiFi Passpoint is the setting that lets your AT&T phone join AT&T hotspots without asking you each time. Sign in to your AT&T gateway at 192.168.1.254 with the device access code on the label to manage it.

What is AT&T WiFi Passpoint?

AT&T WiFi Passpoint is a feature that lets AT&T phones and tablets join AT&T Wi-Fi hotspots on their own. Your device signs in with the AT&T account details, so you do not have to pick a network and type a password each time you are near a hotspot. I first noticed it when my phone joined an AT&T hotspot at a café without me doing a thing.

The setting lives in your AT&T gateway, and you can turn it on or off there. Some people like it because it saves time. Others turn it off because they only want their phone on Wi-Fi they picked themselves.

How to log in and change the Passpoint setting

In my experience, the login is the hard part, not the setting itself. Once you are in, the Passpoint switch is easy to spot.

1. Join your home AT&T Wi-Fi, or plug a cable into the gateway.
2. Open a browser and type 192.168.1.254 in the address bar.
3. Type the device access code from the label on the gateway and sign in.
4. Open the Wi-Fi settings and look for the Passpoint setting.
5. Turn Passpoint on or off, then save the change.

If the access code does not work, check that you typed it exactly as it is printed, with no extra spaces. The gateway label also has your Wi-Fi name and password, but the access code is the one the login page wants. It is a different code.

If the gateway page will not open

When the page will not load, I check the basics first. A wrong network or a small typing slip is the cause most of the time.

1. Make sure your device is on the AT&T network, not on mobile data.
2. Type 192.168.1.254 with no www and no https in front of it.
3. Try a different browser, or open a private window.
4. Restart the gateway, wait two minutes, and try again.

You can also read our AT&T router login guide for the same steps in more detail. If you manage your Wi-Fi from your phone instead, our AT&T WiFi Manager guide shows that side of it.

What if my phone keeps joining hotspots?

If your phone joins AT&T hotspots when you would rather it did not, the Passpoint setting is the first place I look. Turn it off in the gateway, and your phone will stop joining on its own. You can still join any hotspot by hand when you want to.

I also check the saved networks on my phone now and then. A hotspot you joined once can stay saved, so your phone may still join it even with Passpoint off. Forgetting that network fixes it for good.

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Published November 14, 2026

Last verified: November 2026.