TP-LINK Qualcomm Atheros AR5009 802.11a/g/n WiFi Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Qualcomm Atheros AR5009 802.11a/g/n WiFi Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. This driver was developed by TP-LINK. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_002A&SUBSYS_1382103C.

1. How to manually install TP-LINK Qualcomm Atheros AR5009 802.11a/g/n WiFi Adapter driver

1. Download the driver setup file for TP-LINK Qualcomm Atheros AR5009 802.11a/g/n WiFi Adapter driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 10.0.0.274 dated 2013-11-12.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (UAC) 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. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by TP-LINK.
The file size of this driver is 1387406 bytes (1.32 MB)
This driver was rated with an average of 5 stars by 67875 users.
This driver is compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• 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. Installing the TP-LINK Qualcomm Atheros AR5009 802.11a/g/n WiFi Adapter driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in the easiest possible way 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. Open DriverMax and click on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the TP-LINK Qualcomm Atheros AR5009 802.11a/g/n WiFi Adapter driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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