Atheros Atheros AR9281 Wireless Network Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Atheros AR9281 Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Atheros. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_002A&SUBSYS_E6221113; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Install Atheros Atheros AR9281 Wireless Network Adapter driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Atheros Atheros AR9281 Wireless Network Adapter driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 7.7.0.406 released on 2009-09-30.
2.  
3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) is enabled then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
4.  
5. Go through the driver installation wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver installation wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
6.  
7. Restart your computer and enjoy the new driver, it is as simple as that.
8.  

This driver is not digitally signed.

This driver was rated with an average of 3.2 stars by 52784 users.

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

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

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.
2.  
3. Take a look at the list of detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Atheros Atheros AR9281 Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click the Update button.
4.  
5. Finished installing the driver!
6.