Atheros AR500 Series WLAN Driver 7.3.1.42

Compatible Products:

- AR5001X
- AR5002X
- AR5002G
- AR5004X
- AR5004G
- AR5004A
- AR5005G
- AR5005GS
- AR5006X
- AR5006XS
- AR5006EXS
- AR5006EX
- AR5006EGS
- AR5006EG
- AR5006GS
- AR5006GS
- AR5006G
- AR5006
- AR5007
- AR5008

Atheros AR5008 highlights:

- Second generation ultra high-performance MIMO wireless LAN client and access point solution
- IEEE draft 802.11n wireless LAN client and AP technology
- Enhanced performance with Atheros XSPAN technology optimized for higher throughput at long range
- Support for up to 3x3 MIMO with spatial multiplexing
- Enables bandwidth of up to 300 Mbps PHY rate/link rate, six times the throughput of 802.11g and 802.11a
- WLAN MAC and baseband processing engine
- Three dual-band WLAN radios operate from 2.300 to 2.500 GHz and 4.9 to 5.925 GHz
- Compliant with IEEE 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11d, 802.11e, 802.11h, 802.11i, 802.11j and draft 802.11n
- Available in commercial and industrial temperature grades
- Lead-free RoHS compliant

About Wireless LAN Drivers:

Windows OSes usually apply a generic driver that allows systems to recognize the wireless component. However, in order to use all available features of this hardware, you must install the appropriate drivers.

Enabling the wireless card allows systems to read chipset information and manufacturer name, as well as connect to a network without using an Ethernet cable.

Updating the driver version can resolve different compatibility issues, fix related errors spotted throughout the product’s usage, add support for new operating systems, improve transfer speed, as well as bring various other changes.

As for applying this release, the installation steps should not pose to much of a challenge since each producer intends to make the procedure as easy as possible: just download the package, run the setup, and follow the on-screen instructions.

Bear in mind that we do not recommend you install this release on OSes other than the specified ones even though other platforms might also be suitable. Also, when the update has finished, do perform a restart to ensure that all changes take effect properly.

Therefore, if you wish to apply this package, click the download button, and setup the wireless card on your system. Moreover, if you want to stay “updated one minute ago,” check with our website as often as possible.