You can enable or disable virtual machine sharing and remote access, modify the HTTPS port that VMware Workstation Server uses, and change the shared virtual machines directory.
To change shared virtual machine preference settings, select .
To change these settings on a Windows host, you must have administrative privileges on the host system. On a Linux host, you must have root access on the host system.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Enable Sharing or Disable Sharing (Windows host) Enable virtual machine sharing and remote access (Linux host) |
When you enable virtual machine sharing, Workstation Pro starts VMware Workstation Server on the host system. You can create shared virtual machines and remote users can connect to the host system. When you disable virtual machine sharing, Workstation Pro stops VMware Workstation Server on the host system. You cannot create shared virtual machines and remote users cannot connect to the host system. Virtual machine sharing is enabled by default. |
| HTTPS port | The HTTPS port that VMware Workstation Server uses on the host system. The default HTTPS port is 443. On Windows hosts, you cannot change the HTTPS port unless remote access and virtual machine sharing are disabled. On Linux hosts, you cannot change the port number in the Preferences dialog box. You can change the port number only during installation, when running the Workstation Pro installation wizard.
Note: If the port number uses a non-default value, remote users must specify the port number when they connect to the host system, for example,
host:
port.
|
| Shared VMs location | The directory where Workstation Pro stores shared virtual machines. You cannot change the shared virtual machines directory if there are shared virtual machines on the host. |
