How do I get all my devices on the same network?

I recently purchased a 6th generation Airport Extreme to support the Wi-Fi demands of my household. Between streaming on Netflix, downloading games on Steam, and reading our emails, my household is no lightweight in Wi-Fi usage. We have 17 devices in total for the household which we have connected to the Wi-Fi, but not all of them are connected at the same time. 
I would like to connect all of them to the main network of the router, so that I could enable file sharing on all of them, but unfortunately, this isn't working as intended. I will abbreviate the name of my networks as "MN" for main network and "GN" for guest network.
There are a few of my devices which do not want to work with the MN, so I have them on the GN so that they are still connected to the internet. Whenever I connect some devices, it will attach to the network just fine, but trying to send or receive data packets the device usually stays loading for a few minutes before it says it cannot connect to the network.
What are some troubleshooting tips that I can use to have all of my devices connect to the same MN?
I've tried messing with the router settings a little bit, but if you have any suggestions, whether I do it on my devices I want to connect to the router, or change the settings on the router itself, I am open to suggestions as I cannot figure this out, even with some detailed googling. Thank you in advance for any help that you give. If you need more details about the devices or router, I am definitely available for that.

Different services on your iOS device (iMessage, Facetime, iCloud, iTunes and App Store) can be signed into with an Apple ID of your choice. Make sure you verify the settings for each device and that you are signed in to each service with the correct Apple ID.
I'll do an example for iMessage:
1) Go to settings on your iOS device
2) Select "Messages"
3) Select "Send & Receive"
4) At the very top you will see "Apple ID", by selecting your Apple ID, you will now have the option to sign out of messages with the current Apple ID, and sign in with the new one.
The steps for changing your Apple ID for other services will be very similar.
tHIS SHOULD BE VERY HELPFUL TOO YOU.

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