Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR946x Wireless Network Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Atheros AR946x Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_0034&SUBSYS_661111AD; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Manually install Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR946x Wireless Network Adapter driver

1. Download the setup file for Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR946x Wireless Network Adapter driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 10.0.0.255 dated 2013-07-02.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (UAC) is enabled then you will have to confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the new driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is not digitally signed.

Driver rating 3.2 stars out of 17625 votes.

2. Installing the Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR946x Wireless Network Adapter driver using DriverMax: the easy way

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. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and click 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 available driver updates. Search the list until you find the Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR946x Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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