After 10 months, I gave up, my solution was to replace 816L router
http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=66057.0
@Furry, I followed your suggestion. nothing worked and 99% of my wifi-device have difficulty on reconnecting.
816L wifi disconnect issue can easily be reproduced: (happens everyday to me)
1. Rev B, firmware 2.06
2. Restart both modem and 816L router same time.
3. wireless clients (e.g. iphone on iOS8,9,10 and HP laptop) will loose wifi connection and cannot reconnect to 816L
4. Temp solution: On iPhone, manually switch to another SSID (if on 2.4ghz of 816L, use the 5ghz, or vice versa)
5. Temp solution to switch WIFI network need for Apple TV3. toooo cumbersome and some people (old folks) dont know how to switch wifi network.
Any status on this?
I have 2 of these DIR-816L router with hardare version B1 and firmware 2.06 (different home)
Issue: Device needs to disconnect from wifi and reconnect again to have internet.
I noticed that if my device (e.g. iphone, ipad, laptop) is connected to wifi for too long, there will be no more internet connection but able to login to admin page 192.168.0.1.
Solution is for the device (iphone/ipad) to disconnect wifi or switch from 2Ghz/5Ghz and then it will have internet again.
This is happening to both DIR-816L. most likely a firmware issue.