Driver for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9281 Wireless Network Adapter - downloading and installing it

Atheros AR9281 Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters device. The developer of this driver was Atheros Communications Inc.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_002A&SUBSYS_43031A32; this string has to match your hardware.

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

1. Download the setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9281 Wireless Network Adapter driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 7.7.0.319 released on 2009-05-19.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) 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 installation wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver installation wizard will scan 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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Atheros Communications Inc. applied a digital signature to this driver.
File size of the driver: 468289 bytes (457.31 KB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.9 stars out of 8915 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 32 bits

2. Installing the Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9281 Wireless Network 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. 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 driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9281 Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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