Qualcomm 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 hardware device. This 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_0024&SUBSYS_3A701186.

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

1. Download the setup file for Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. D-Link DWA-556 Xtreme N PCIe Desktop Adapter driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 10.0.0.270 released on 2013-11-28.
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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 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 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. Restart your computer and enjoy the new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver was not digitally signed.

This driver was rated with an average of 3.4 stars by 27091 users.

2. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. D-Link DWA-556 Xtreme N PCIe 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 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 PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Qualcomm 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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