Cordless telephone interfering with internet connection

Each time an associate uses a cordless phone in my office, I lose my Airport Express internet connection. A friend suggested we change the channel of the phone. Unfortunately, the phone does not have this option. Anyone know of another fix I can try?

Hello seaport. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
Try changing the channel on the AirPort Express Base Station (AX) itself. By default, it's set to Automatic. Try 1, 6, or 11 to see which one works best.
If your Associate's cordless phone runs on the 2.4 GHz band, then it is very possible that you may have some form of Wi-Fi interference that is preventing you from getting a good clean signal.
I suggest you perform a simple site survey, using utilities like KisMAC, MacStumbler, iStumbler, or IPNetMonitorX to determine both the channels other Wi-Fi networks are using in your area and for any additional areas of interference...and then, try to either eliminate or significantly reduce them.

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