Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9281 Wireless Network Adapter driver download and installation

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_E009105B.

1. How to manually install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9281 Wireless Network Adapter driver

1. Download the setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9281 Wireless Network Adapter driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 7.7.0.232 released on 2009-02-17.
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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 enabled 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 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 PC and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by Atheros Communications Inc..
Size of this driver: 442494 bytes (432.12 KB)
Driver rating 4.7 stars out of 89730 votes.
This driver will work for 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. How to use DriverMax to install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9281 Wireless Network Adapter driver

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. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

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 computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of driver updates. Search the list until you find the Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9281 Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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