Thanks danymarc for the input, on point two this is what i am doing but that cannot be right I have also contacted TP-Link on this matter see if they can provide a solution, again many thanks.

Hi there I am having the same problems you are all talking about. My unit is TL-WA830RE Let me run you through my list 1 did the auto setup no problems, when i do wi-fi search on laptop or mobile...