Connect and Set Up the Network Adapter

You can connect the virtual network adapter for the virtual machine and set the type of networking to use.
Fusion
does not support bridged networking to a VPN. If you have set a VPN to have the top priority in your Mac system preferences, lower its priority if you intend to use bridged networking with autodetect in your virtual machine.
  1. Select
    Window
    Virtual Machine Library
    .
  2. Select a virtual machine in the
    Virtual Machine Library
    window and click
    Settings
    .
  3. Under Removable Devices in the
    Settings
    window, click
    Network Adapter
    .
  4. Select the
    Connect Network Adapter
    check box.
    Fusion
    retains and reapplies the setting you select when you start up the virtual machine.
  5. Select the networking type.
    Option
    Description
    Share with my Mac
    The virtual machine does not have its own IP address on the external network. The virtual machine obtains a private IP address from the VMware virtual DHCP server.
    Bridged Networking items
    You see various choices for bridging to one of the network interfaces on your Mac, including wireless and Ethernet. Using one of these options is often the easiest way to give your virtual machine access to a network.
    When you select any of the network types other than Autodetect, you can click
    System Preferences
    to see details of the physical network settings for your host system.
    Private to my Mac
    The virtual machine is connected only to the host operating system, using a virtual private network, which is not visible outside your Mac.