Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR956x Wireless Network Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Atheros AR956x Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters device. This Windows driver was developed by Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc.. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_0036&SUBSYS_084211AD.

1. How to manually install Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR956x Wireless Network Adapter driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR956x Wireless Network Adapter driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 10.0.0.279 released on 2014-01-08.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (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. Go through the driver installation wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the fresh driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is not digitally signed.

This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 3.1 stars out of 87700 votes.

2. Installing the Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR956x Wireless Network Adapter driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of detected driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR956x Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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