Unhiding the SSIDs solved the problem. Thank you to the both of you.

@ArcherC8 Thanks for the response. It takes 53 seconds to connect. It skips the 5G band and connects via 2.4 Ghz. I can then switch over to 5G fairly easily. As far as QoS, Firewall, Address...

My Macbook Pro takes a very long time to connect to my Archer A8 upon waking. Sometimes it connects in Ad-Hoc mode. This started happening when I changed my router from an Actiontec. My other devices...