Assign a MAC Address to a Virtual Machine Manually

You can assign a MAC address manually if you need to ensure that the same MAC address is always assigned to the virtual network adaptor for a virtual machine.

Shut down or power off the virtual machine. You cannot change the setting while the virtual machine is powered on or suspended.

Assign a MAC address manually instead of allowing

Fusion

to assign it to be sure that the following situations occur:

The same MAC address is always assigned to the virtual network adaptor for a given virtual machine, even if the virtual machine is moved.

A unique MAC address for each virtual machine within a networked environment

When a physical machine is converted to a virtual machine, the MAC address of the network adapter is changed. For software in which the licensing is linked to the MAC address, this can be a problem. Manually assigning the correct MAC address is the solution.

Select

Window

Virtual Machine Library

Select a virtual machine in the

Virtual Machine Library

window and click

Settings

Under Removable Devices in the

Settings

window, click

Network Adapter

Click