802.11n range expander options?

I have a client who is using WRT330n but the signal strength doesnt make it to the other side of his office. What are my options for adding additional WAPs?

i don't think Range Expander would work with the 802.11N technology...anyways try tweaking the wireless settings on the router...logon to the router's setup page and click on the wireless tab and try changing radio band to wide 40Mhz, wide channel to 9, standard channel to 11...click on the advanced wireless settings and try reducing beacon interval to 50, fragmentation and RTS threshold to 2304...check whether it makes any difference or not...

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