Driver for Atheros Communications Inc. D-Link DWA-552 XtremeN Desktop Adapter - downloading and installing it

D-Link DWA-552 XtremeN Desktop Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Atheros Communications Inc.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_0029&SUBSYS_3A7A1186; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Atheros Communications Inc. D-Link DWA-552 XtremeN Desktop Adapter driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. D-Link DWA-552 XtremeN Desktop Adapter driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 7.7.0.331 released on 2009-06-09.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (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, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed.
Download size of the driver: 473059 bytes (461.97 KB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.7 stars by 51784 users.
This driver is compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 32 bits
• 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. How to use DriverMax to install Atheros Communications Inc. D-Link DWA-552 XtremeN Desktop 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. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start 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 PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Atheros Communications Inc. D-Link DWA-552 XtremeN Desktop Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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