Archer AX11000 SMB Connections Not Working Properly & Device Name Not Listing Properly
I am facing issues with connecting to my Windows 10 based computers (bwo the SMB protocol) on my network. I just installed the TP-Link Archer AX11000 between last night and today (August 03, 2020) and ensured that I updated the firmware prior to connecting any clients to the router itself. I am trying to connect to either computer through my Android 10 based smartphone using Solid Explorer as the File Manager to initiate the connection. Every client that is connected to my network is running their respective latest firmware/software available at the time of making this post.
I have installed all of the appropriate software updates for my mobile device from the Google Play Store as well as cleared the cache and force stopping the application and all has failed.
My old router (ASUS - AC3200) worked just fine and I was able to connect to my computers bwo SMB. I have an iPad running iPad OS 13.6 and I am unable to connect to either computer through the file manager app called Documents (by Readdle).
I have rebooted the router multiple times as well as rebooted each computer that I am looking to connect through and nothing has worked to date.
Before I throw this $400+ dollar router in the trash (it's too late for me to return it for a refund), is there anything that I can do to resolve this issue? I just read the thread regarding the Link Aggregation issue that someone reported and that seems disturbing to say the very least.
Also, I noticed that this router does not pull in the computer name for Windows-based devices and instead lists the devices by the Workgroup/Domain name that they are joined to. I have to manually edit the names of the devices when looking at the connected devices in order to list each computer properly (since they both are joined to the same Workgroup). Is this normal behavior or do I have a wonky router?
I have not yet performed a factory reset on the router (it's my next troubleshooting step to perform) - but I don't see why I would do that when things should just 'work'.
Thanks for the help in advance.