Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9281 802.11b/g/n WLAN HMC Network - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Atheros AR9281 802.11b/g/n WLAN HMC Network 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_00341B0A; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9281 802.11b/g/n WLAN HMC Network - install the driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9281 802.11b/g/n WLAN HMC Network driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 8.0.0.317 dated 2011-03-07.
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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 accept 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 straightforward. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
Size of this driver: 596281 bytes (582.31 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.5 stars out of 67264 votes.
This driver was released for 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. How to use DriverMax to install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9281 802.11b/g/n WLAN HMC Network driver

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open DriverMax and push 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 available driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9281 802.11b/g/n WLAN HMC Network driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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