Atheros Communications Inc. D-Link DWA-556 Xtreme N PCIe Desktop Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

D-Link DWA-556 Xtreme N PCIe Desktop Adapter is a Network Adapters device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Atheros Communications Inc.. PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_0024&SUBSYS_3A701186 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Manually install Atheros Communications Inc. D-Link DWA-556 Xtreme N PCIe Desktop Adapter driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. D-Link DWA-556 Xtreme N PCIe Desktop Adapter driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 3.0.0.81 released on 2012-01-05.
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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 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 installation wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is not digitally signed.

Driver rating 3.6 stars out of 25538 votes.

2. Installing the Atheros Communications Inc. D-Link DWA-556 Xtreme N PCIe Desktop Adapter driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The most important 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 with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and click 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-556 Xtreme N PCIe Desktop Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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