Rebooting router to fix Homekit "No response"

G'day,

I am having some light bulbs, outlet switches, a HomePod mini stereo pair, and an AppleTV 4K connected to HomeKit.

I use the Apple TV and the HomePod mini as the HomeKit Hub and control the entire thing using my iPad and iPhone. All device software is up to date.

Every now and then I get the infamous "No response" error. I then can't control any of my devices and when talking to Siri via the HomePod it tells me it has troubles connecting to the iPhone and internet. I haven't really pinpointed under what circumstances this happens, but at the moment I am going with a theory of planetary alignment or moon phases.

I also have tried different ways to regain control. The most annoying but working solution I did in the early days was to reset the device and reconnecting it from scratch. But I realized I get this "No response" error quite often and became quickly tired and annoyed.

The latest deal I found is simply rebooting the router which does also bring life back to my devices!

So, having said all this. What's the solution? Besides waiting for an update that addresses this issue? Is there any setting I can change on my router to get things working long term?

Thanks,

Bernhard