Atheros Communications Inc. D-Link DWA-642 RangeBooster N Notebook Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

D-Link DWA-642 RangeBooster N Notebook Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Atheros Communications Inc.. PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_0023&SUBSYS_3A6A1186 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Atheros Communications Inc. D-Link DWA-642 RangeBooster N Notebook Adapter driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. D-Link DWA-642 RangeBooster N Notebook Adapter driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 8.0.0.317 released on 2011-03-07.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) is enabled then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow 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 is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
File size of the driver: 596281 bytes (582.31 KB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.5 stars by 60056 users.
This driver was released for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows Vista 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 64 bits

2. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Atheros Communications Inc. D-Link DWA-642 RangeBooster N Notebook Adapter driver

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 easy 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 analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Atheros Communications Inc. D-Link DWA-642 RangeBooster N Notebook Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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