Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9281 Wireless Network Adapter how to download and install the driver

Atheros AR9281 Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Atheros Communications Inc.. PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_002A&SUBSYS_7141144F is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. How to manually install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9281 Wireless Network Adapter driver

1. Download the setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9281 Wireless Network Adapter driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 8.0.0.258 dated 2009-11-06.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative 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 analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC 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 3.9 stars by 48119 users.

2. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9281 Wireless Network Adapter driver

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

1. Start DriverMax and push on the yellow button named ~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 driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9281 Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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