Nighthawk RAXE500 and Sylvania Smart WiFi Bulbs

I spent about an hour or so with Netgear support last night trying to get my Sylvania Smart WiFi bulbs (BR30) to be seen by the app on my hope network. The lights used to work on my previous router just fine.

I have verified many MANY times that....

1. I'm using the 2.4G band on my Nighthawk for connecting via my smart phone app.
2. I've tried multiple apps, starting with the Sylvania Smart WIFI app, then the Fiet Electric app and Smart Life. The Sylvania app doesn't see the bulbs no matter what I do. The other two apps see the bulbs instantly, stop some of them from blinking, then timeout and the bulbs never get added.
3. I've followed the bulb instructions to get the bulbs to blink slow by going through a series of turning them off and on X amount of times to connect in AP mode, but they never get to the slow blinking stage.
4. I've verified I'm using WPA2/AES, but tried all security modes, including using none at all.
5. I have a lamp sitting 12 inches from the router, so it's not a distance issue.
6. My 2.4G WiFi password is correct.
7. I tried installing the apps on my iPad to see if there was an issue with my Android app, same results.
8. After much trouble and wrestling with the web interface, I was finally able to update the firmware, even though it told me it was already up to date at a previous version. I went to Firmware Version V1.0.12.96_2.0.45 manually after two separate upload commands.
9. The bulbs are rated well on Amazon and nobody else seems to be having the same issue, leaving me to believe it's something with this router.