Atheros Communications Inc. 11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

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

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

1. Download the driver setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. 11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN Adapter driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 9.2.0.470 released on 2011-12-12.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) 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. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed.
File size of the driver: 1022167 bytes (998.21 KB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.6 stars by 59001 users.
This driver is compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows Vista 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 64 bits

2. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Atheros Communications Inc. 11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN Adapter driver

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Open DriverMax and click on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your computer.
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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 on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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