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. The developer of this driver was Atheros Communications Inc.. PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_002B&SUBSYS_04641028 is the matching hardware id of this device.

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

1. Download the setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9285 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 9.2.0.316 dated 2011-03-11.
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3. Start the driver installation 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. 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 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..
Download size of the driver: 933978 bytes (912.09 KB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.5 stars by 7453 users.
This driver will work for 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 advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Start DriverMax and push on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and 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 locate the Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9285 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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