Wireless USB receivers are quite common today. Their appointment is obvious - to receive a Wi-Fi signal. That is why such receivers are used in computers and laptops, which for one reason or another can not be connected to the Internet. The D-Link DWA-140 wireless adapter is one of the representatives of such Wi-Fi receivers connected to a computer or a laptop using a USB port. In this article we will tell about where to download and how to install the software for this equipment.
Where to find and how to download drivers for D-Link DWA-140
Now the software for a completely any device can be found on the Internet with dozens of different ways. We allocated a number of most proven and effective for you.Method 1: Official site D-Link
- As we mentioned more than once in our lessons, official resources are the most reliable sources for searching and downloading the necessary software. This case is no exception. Go to the D-Link website.
- In the upper right corner are looking for a "quick search" field. In the drop-down menu, you choose the necessary device from the list. In this case, we are looking for a string "DWA-140".
- A page describing and characteristics of the DWA-140 adapter. Among the tabs on this page we are looking for the Downloads tab. She is the latest. Click on the name of the tab.
- There are links to software and guide to this USB receiver. If necessary, you can even download the user's manual, product description and installation instructions. In this case, we need drivers. Select the latest version of the driver, which is suitable for your operating system - Mac or Windows. By selecting the required driver, just click on its name.
- After clicking on the link immediately, the archive is immediately started with the necessary software. At the end of the download, remove all the contents of the archive to one folder.
- To start installation, you need to start the "Setup" file. Preparation for the installation will begin, which will last literally a few seconds. As a result, you will see the welcome window in the D-Link settings wizard. To continue, press the "Next" button.
- In the next window, there is practically no information. Just click "Set" to start the installation process.
- Do not forget to connect the adapter to the computer, since otherwise you will see a message that the device is extracted or missing.
- Insert the device into the USB port and click the "Yes" button. The previous window appears again in which you want to set the "Install" button. This time the installation of software for D-Link DWA-140 should start.
- In some cases, at the end of the installation process, you will see the window with the options for connecting the adapter to the network. Choose the first item "Enter Manual".
- In the next window, you will be offered in the Enter Network Name field or select the desired from the list. To display the list of available Wi-Fi networks, you must click the SCAN button.
- The next step is to enter a password to connect to the selected network. Enter the password in the corresponding field and press the "Next" button.
- If everything was done correctly, as a result you will see a message about the successful installation of software. To complete, simply press the "Finish" button.
- To make sure that the adapter connects to the network, just look in the tray. There should be a Wi-Fi icon, like on laptops.
- This is completed on this process of installing the device and the driver.
Method 2: Search ID equipment
Lesson: Search for Drivers by Equipment IDIn the above lesson, we talked about how to find drivers for the device, knowing only the equipment ID. So, the D-Link DWA-140 adapter code has the following values.
USB \ Vid_07D1 & PID_3C09
USB \ Vid_07D1 & PID_3C0A
Having in its arsenal ID of this device, you can easily find and download the necessary drivers. Step-by-step instruction is painted in the lesson, which is indicated above. By downloading the driver, they should be installed in the same way as described in the first method.
Method 3: Driver Update Programs
We have repeatedly told about the utilities for installing drivers. They are a universal solving problems with installing and updating software for your devices. In this case, such programs can also help you. All you need is to choose the most you like from our lesson.
Lesson: The best programs for installing drivers
We recommend using DriverPack Solution, as it is the most popular utility of this kind, with a constable database of supported devices and to them. If you have difficulty updating drivers using this program, our detailed guide will help you.
Lesson: How to update drivers on a computer using DriverPack Solution
Method 4: Device Manager
- Connect the device to the USB port of the computer or laptop.
- Open the Device Manager. To do this, press the "Win" and "R" keys on the keyboard at the same time. In the window that appears, enter the DevmGMT.msc code, then press the "ENTER" keyboard.
- The device manager window opens. In it you will see an unidentified device. How exactly it will be displayed with you, it is definitely not known. It all depends on exactly how your OS recognizes the device at the initial level. In any case, the branch with an unidentified device will be open by default and it is not necessary to look for a long time.
- You must click on this device with the right mouse button and select the "Update Drivers" in the drop-down menu.
- In the next window, you need to select the "Automatic Search" string.
- As a result, the next window will start searching for drivers suitable for the selected device. In case of success, they will be immediately installed. The successful end of the operation will testify the corresponding window with the message.
- Do not forget that you can make sure that the adapter can be done in the tray. There, a wireless network icon will appear, which opens a list of all available Wi-Fi connections.
We hope that one of the proposed ways helped you solve the problem with the adapter. Please note that all these methods require an active Internet connection. Therefore, it is extremely recommended to keep this kind on always at hand. The ideal option will be the creation of a disk or flash drive with the most necessary programs.