You can use VMware Remote Console to add and manage network adapters on your virtual machine.
Procedure
- Access the target virtual machine in VMware Remote Console.
- If you want to configure a new network adapter, add it to your virtual machine.
Note: Adding a network adapter is not supported on macOS. The
VMware Remote Console macOS client cannot add hardware to a virtual machine.
- Open the virtual machine settings in VMware Remote Console.
- On Windows, select .
- On Linux, select .
- Open the Hardware tab and click Add.
- Select Network Adapter and click Finish.
- Open the settings for the target adapter.
- On Windows or Linux, open the Hardware tab and select the desired network adapter.
- On macOS, select the desired network adapter under Removable Devices.
- Specify connection settings for the network adapter.
- To connect the network adapter immediately, select Connected (Windows or Linux) or Connect Network Adapter (macOS).
- To connect the network adapter each time the virtual machine is powered on, select Connect at power on.
- From the Network Connection drop-down menu, select a virtual network to which the network adapter will connect.
What to do next
If you no longer need a configured network adapter, you can remove it from the virtual machine.
- On Windows or Linux, select the target network adapter and click Remove.
- On macOS, power off the virtual machine. Select the target network adapter and click Remove Network Adapter.