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 - install the driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. D-Link DWA-642 RangeBooster N Notebook Adapter driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 9.2.0.489 dated 2012-02-21.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is started 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 straightforward. 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 computer and enjoy the new driver, it is as simple as that.
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2. How to install Atheros Communications Inc. D-Link DWA-642 RangeBooster N Notebook Adapter driver using DriverMax

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 take a look!

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 available driver updates. Search the list until you find the Atheros Communications Inc. D-Link DWA-642 RangeBooster N Notebook Adapter driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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