@TP-Link To your points listed above: 1. this was the correct set up yes. 2.Yes the devices could connect to the wifi but there was no internet. 3. This is correct yes i could connect on the laptop...

@TP-Link Currently I haven't set a DNS but I did try troubleshooting by pointing it at Google's public DNS 8.8.8.8 with 8.8.4.4 as the secondary. But my personal and work laptops have 5 GHz and 2.4...

I recently purchased the AX1800 Deco X20 mesh system with two nodes, i'm running it in router mode with fast roaming disabled, there are no blacklisted devices and I am able to connect to the 5 Ghz...