Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR9281 Wireless Network Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Qualcomm Atheros AR9281 Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc.. PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_002A&SUBSYS_43031A32 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR9281 Wireless Network Adapter driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR9281 Wireless Network Adapter driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 10.0.0.272 dated 2013-10-30.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative 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. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. 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 fresh driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is not digitally signed.

This driver was rated with an average of 3.9 stars by 20912 users.

2. How to use DriverMax to install Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR9281 Wireless Network Adapter driver

The most important 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 scan and analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of detected driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR9281 Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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