Driver for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9285 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter - downloading and installing it

Atheros AR9285 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. The developer of this driver was Atheros Communications Inc.. PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_002B&SUBSYS_3040103C is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9285 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter - install the driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9285 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 9.2.0.444 released on 2011-08-21.
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3. Run the driver installation 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.
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5. Go through the driver installation wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. 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, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed.
Download size of the driver: 974279 bytes (951.44 KB)
Driver rating 4 stars out of 56953 votes.
This driver will work for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows Vista 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 64 bits
• 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 use DriverMax to install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9285 802.11b/g/n WiFi 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 see!

1. Start DriverMax and click 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 AR9285 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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