Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9281 Wireless Network Adapter driver download and installation

Atheros AR9281 Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters device. This Windows driver was developed by Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc.. PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_002A&SUBSYS_43011A32 is the matching hardware id of this device.

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

1. Download the setup file for Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9281 Wireless Network Adapter driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 10.0.0.302 released on 2014-10-17.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (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. Go through the driver setup wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. The driver setup 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 fresh driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is not digitally signed.

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

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

1. Start DriverMax and push on the yellow button that says ~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 driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9281 Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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