Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9285 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter driver download and installation

Atheros AR9285 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter is a Network Adapters device. This Windows driver was developed by Atheros Communications Inc.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_002B&SUBSYS_04641028; this string has to match your hardware.

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 9.2.0.427 released on 2011-06-21.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control Service (UAC) 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 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. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is not digitally signed.

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2. The easy way: 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 setup the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open 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 detected 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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