TP-LINK Qualcomm Atheros AR956x Wireless Network Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Qualcomm Atheros AR956x Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. The developer of this driver was TP-LINK. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_0036&SUBSYS_065211AD; this string has to match your hardware.

1. TP-LINK Qualcomm Atheros AR956x Wireless Network Adapter driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the driver setup file for TP-LINK Qualcomm Atheros AR956x Wireless Network Adapter driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 10.0.0.328 dated 2015-09-08.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control (UAC) is started 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, as you can see it was quite smple.
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TP-LINK applied a digital signature to this driver.
File size of the driver: 1587665 bytes (1.51 MB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.1 stars by 77419 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. How to install TP-LINK Qualcomm Atheros AR956x Wireless Network Adapter driver using DriverMax

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Open DriverMax and click 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 driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the TP-LINK Qualcomm Atheros AR956x Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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