I had a start running this for the first time this morning. I have NO IOS devices. I later tried to run it remotely. It works at the phone level, not the AP level. (It did give me a lovely view of...

Yes, you may use the Deco as a AP or as a router. Adding a second Deco will extend the wireless range, it may be wired or wireless.

Is there an easier way to assign certain devices to set IP addresses? I just migrated my system over and devices that had internally set IP addresses kept their settings, these were easy to assign...