Atheros Atheros AR9281 Wireless Network Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

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

1. Atheros Atheros AR9281 Wireless Network Adapter - install the driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Atheros Atheros AR9281 Wireless Network Adapter driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 7.7.0.483 dated 2010-02-18.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (UAC) is started 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 setup wizard, which should be quite 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, it is as simple as that.
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There is no digital signature available for this driver.
Download size of the driver: 512407 bytes (500.40 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 3.8 stars out of 22317 votes.
This driver is compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 32 bits

2. How to install Atheros Atheros AR9281 Wireless Network Adapter driver using DriverMax

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 using 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 PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Search the list until you find the Atheros Atheros AR9281 Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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