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[nedrabrill]

Is the DIR-860L compatible with a Windows 8.1 cell phone and WiFi? The 5 GHz band works great with the Lan and Wifi for Windows 7 computers. The older laptop using Windows Vista works great with the 2.4Ghz band. The Windows 8.1 phone can only see the 2.4Ghz band and continually returns a bad password error. The box only mentions iOS and Android. Since everything works I hesitate to start changing settings. Thank you.

[FurryNutz]

Link>Welcome!

• What Hardware version is your router? Look at sticker under the router case.
• Link>What Firmware version is currently loaded? Found on the routers web page under status.
• What region are you located?

They should...

Wireless Configurations
Links>Wireless Installation Considerations and Managing Signal Congestion and Good Neighbour Policy

• Ensure the default (dlink) SSID name is changed. Can be anything and not something that's already in use by any neighboring WiFi routers. Under Setup/Wireless/Manual.
• What wireless modes are you using?
• 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz routers: Try single mode G or N or mixed G and N on 2.4Ghz and single mode N or AC on 5Ghz?
• Channel Width set for Auto 20/40Mhz or try 20Mhz only.
• Try setting a manual Channel to a open or unused channel. 1, 6 or 11. 11 for single mode N if the channel is clear. 13 for EU regions. Try channel 48 or 149 on 5Ghz.
• What security mode are you using? Preferred security is WPA-Personal. WPA2/AES Only. Some WiFi adapters don't support AES, so you might want to try TPIK only or Auto TPIK and AES.

Do the Windows phone connect if you temporarily disable WiFi security? Re-enable after testing.

[FurryNutz]

Any status on this?

Is the DIR-860L compatible with a Windows 8.1 cell phone and WiFi? The 5 GHz band works great with the Lan and Wifi for Windows 7 computers. The older laptop using Windows Vista works great with the 2.4Ghz band. The Windows 8.1 phone can only see the 2.4Ghz band and continually returns a bad password error. The box only mentions iOS and Android. Since everything works I hesitate to start changing settings. Thank you.

[bbfriedman]

I am having a similar issue with the DIR-826L router that has just started for me.  I have two Nokia Lumia Icon phones (929) that just stopped connecting to my wifi network since i updated the firmware to 1.05.
I have the DIR-826L, hardware version A1, firmware 1.05, region NA.
My SSID is a unique name.
Using modes 2.4: N-G-B and 5.0: N-A my phones do not connect.
I just switched the 2.4 modes to N-G and it now seems that everything is connecting.

Any idea if there is some documented incompatibility with the B mode? Hopefully this is a permanent solution and doesn't revert at some point in the near future.

[FurryNutz]

Link>Welcome!

I would check with the Mfr of the phones to see what they officially support. B mode is still supported however I wouldn't give mush use for it as most new devices in the past 5 years mostly support G modes and beyond. B mode is getting to be out dated and I presume maybe i the next 5 years it may fall off as being supported by router Mfrs depending on what the WiFi Cert community deems. 2.4Ghz A mode finally fell off a couple of years ago.

If changing to mixed G and N mode only seems to have fixed it then there maybe a handling issue with the phones on how they work in mixed modes.

I recommend Mixed G and N mode or single N mode if you don't have any devices that needs G mode. WPA2 and AES only is preferred.

I am having a similar issue with the DIR-826L router that has just started for me.  I have two Nokia Lumia Icon phones (929) that just stopped connecting to my wifi network since i updated the firmware to 1.05.
I have the DIR-826L, hardware version A1, firmware 1.05, region NA.
My SSID is a unique name.
Using modes 2.4: N-G-B and 5.0: N-A my phones do not connect.
I just switched the 2.4 modes to N-G and it now seems that everything is connecting.

Any idea if there is some documented incompatibility with the B mode? Hopefully this is a permanent solution and doesn't revert at some point in the near future.