Driver for Atheros Communications Inc. 11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN Adapter - downloading and installing it

11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN Adapter is a Network Adapters device. This Windows driver was developed by Atheros Communications Inc.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_002A&SUBSYS_309917AA.

1. How to manually install Atheros Communications Inc. 11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN Adapter driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. 11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN Adapter driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 8.0.0.258 dated 2009-11-06.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is enabled then you will have to confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is not digitally signed.

This driver was rated with an average of 4 stars by 6474 users.

2. How to install Atheros Communications Inc. 11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN Adapter driver using DriverMax

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and push on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Atheros Communications Inc. 11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN Adapter driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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