Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9285 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Atheros AR9285 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Atheros Communications Inc.. PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_002B&SUBSYS_0204168C is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. How to manually install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9285 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9285 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 9.2.0.514 released on 2012-11-26.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is running 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 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 PC and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by Atheros Communications Inc..
The file size of this driver is 973413 bytes (950.60 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.2 stars out of 53494 votes.
This driver is compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• 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. Using DriverMax to install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9285 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter 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, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and click 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 Communications Inc. Atheros AR9285 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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