Wireless local area network driver support software that enables WLAN Internet connections
Wireless local area network driver support software that enables WLAN Internet connections
Vote: (90 votes)
Program license: Paid
Developer: Acer
Version: 4.80.28.7
Works under: Windows
Vote:
Program license
(90 votes)
Paid
Developer
Version
Acer
4.80.28.7
Works under:
Windows
Pros
- Stable final driver
- Small footprint
Cons
- Manual installation
WLAN driver is a Windows network driver developed by Acer for Broadcom network devices.
WLAN driver is a device driver developed by Acer for Broadcom wireless network adapters, which the brand included in many of its laptops and desktop PCs. A device driver is a small program that facilitates communication between a computer component and the greater system. As with most device drivers, WLAN driver is free to download, install and use.
Note that is important to use an appropriate driver for a particular device. While this Acer driver does support a broad range of Broadcom network adapters, it is not a generic device driver and will not work fully or at all with non-Broadcom network adapters. This is a final driver—meaning that there will be no further releases—and it is stable and offers a small footprint.
Operating system support includes Windows 95, Windows 98/98SE and Windows XP as well as Windows NT4, Windows 2000 and Windows 2003. If you are using an appropriate Broadcom network adapter but with a newer operating system, then you likely need a different version of this package.
This network adapter driver supports 802.11a, b, g and n communication. Note that it does not support ac because that had not been released yet at the time this package was finalized. Additionally, this driver supports dual-band communication, so if your Broadcom network adapter is dual-band, then it will be able to communicate wirelessly via both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequencies.
This is a manual installation process. Users will have to unzip the package manually. Then, you will need to find the Broadcom network adapter, update its driver and point the process to the newly unzipped folder. If you are using a program that identifies missing, outdated, corrupted and so forth drivers, you can just point that software to the newly unzipped folder to simplify the driver update to some degree.
Pros
- Stable final driver
- Small footprint
Cons
- Manual installation
