Download and install Atheros Atheros AR9281 Wireless Network Adapter driver

Atheros AR9281 Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters device. This driver was developed by Atheros. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_002A&SUBSYS_E009105B; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Install Atheros Atheros AR9281 Wireless Network Adapter driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Atheros Atheros AR9281 Wireless Network Adapter driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 9.2.0.104 dated 2010-11-05.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) is running then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver installation 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 updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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Atheros applied a digital signature to this driver.
Download size of the driver: 973177 bytes (950.37 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4 stars out of 97649 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 64 bits
• 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. Installing the Atheros Atheros AR9281 Wireless Network Adapter driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The most important 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 can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Open DriverMax and press on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to 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 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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