Driver for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9287 Wireless Network Adapter - downloading and installing it

Atheros AR9287 Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Atheros Communications Inc.. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_002E&SUBSYS_661311AD.

1. How to manually install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9287 Wireless Network Adapter driver

1. Download the setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9287 Wireless Network Adapter driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 9.2.0.496 dated 2012-03-21.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) 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 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 new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed.
Driver file size: 971408 bytes (948.64 KB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.4 stars by 62739 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 AR9287 Wireless Network Adapter driver

The 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 using DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Open DriverMax and push on the yellow button that says ~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. Scroll the list down until you find the Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9287 Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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