Driver for Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. D-Link DWA-556 Xtreme N PCIe Desktop Adapter - downloading and installing it

D-Link DWA-556 Xtreme N PCIe Desktop 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_0024&SUBSYS_3A701186; this string has to match your hardware.

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

1. Download the driver setup file for Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. D-Link DWA-556 Xtreme N PCIe Desktop Adapter driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 10.0.0.260 dated 2013-07-18.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is running then you will have to accept 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. Shutdown and restart your PC and enjoy the new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is not digitally signed.

This driver received an average rating of 4 stars out of 45409 votes.

2. How to install Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. D-Link DWA-556 Xtreme N PCIe Desktop Adapter driver using DriverMax

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup 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 push 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 detected driver updates. Search the list until you find the Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. D-Link DWA-556 Xtreme N PCIe Desktop Adapter driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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