You can configure a proxy server through which VMware Remote Console can connect to your virtual machines.

Note: HTTP is the only supported protocol for proxy connections.

In previous versions of VMware Remote Console, the VMWARE_HTTPSPROXY environment variable was used to set a proxy server. The proxy settings configured in this procedure take precedence over the value of the VMWARE_HTTPSPROXY environment variable. However, if you do not configure proxy settings using this procedure, the VMWARE_HTTPSPROXY environment variable will continue to take effect.

If you do not configure proxy settings using this procedure or the VMWARE_HTTPSPROXY environment variable, the proxy settings configured in Connection Settings for software updates will take effect for all connections.

If you want to use a proxy server that requires authentication, you must configure your proxy settings using this procedure instead of the environment variable or the Connection Settings for software updates.

Procedure

  1. In a web browser, access vmrc://settings.
    If VMware Remote Console is already open, you can also access the settings through the menu.
    • On Windows, select VMRC > Preferences.
    • On macOS, select VMware Remote Console > Preferences.
    • On Linux, select File > Remote Console Preferences.
  2. On Windows or Linux, perform the following steps.
    1. Select Enable proxy for remote virtual machine and click Connection Proxy Settings.
    2. Enter the hostname or IP address and port of your proxy server.
      You can enter an IPv4 or IPv6 address.
    3. (Optional) Enter the user name and password to authenticate with your proxy server.
    4. Click OK.
    On macOS, perform the following steps.
    1. Select Enable proxy for remote virtual machine.
    2. Enter the hostname or IP address and port of your proxy server.
      You can enter an IPv4 or IPv6 address.
    3. (Optional) Select Using Credentials and enter the user name and password to authenticate with your proxy server.
    4. Click Save.
    5. On macOS, restart VMware Remote Console so that the configured settings take effect.

Results

After you have configured proxy settings, VMware Remote Console will send all subsequent connections to virtual machines through the specified proxy server.

What to do next

If VMware Remote Console displays connection-related errors, ensure that your proxy settings are correct.

On macOS, after disabling or changing proxy settings, you must restart the VMware Remote Console client.