8.1

Creating Custom Networks
With Fusion Pro, you can change key networking settings, add and remove virtual custom networks, and
create custom virtual networking configurations. The changes that you make affect all virtual machines that
connect to the custom network running on the host system.
You can create custom networks to accomplish the following tasks:
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Add additional NAT configurations for scenarios in which a virtual machine shares the IP address and
MAC address of your Mac.
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Add additional virtual private network (VPN) configurations between virtual machines and the host
system.
For either type of custom network, you can specify which subnet is used by Fusion and whether to connect a
physical network on the host system to the custom network.
Add a NAT Configuration
With Fusion Pro, you can add additional NAT configurations for scenarios in which a virtual machine
shares the IP address and MAC address of your Mac.
By default, Fusion provides one Share with my Mac configuration that uses NAT. You can add additional
NAT configurations to perform actions such as turning off the DHCP service or using a subnet IP or subnet
mask other than the default.
Prerequisites
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Verify that you have a Fusion Pro license.
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Verify that you know the administrator password.
Procedure
1 Select VMware Fusion > Preferences and click Network.
2 Click the lock icon, type the administrator password, and click OK.
3 Click the plus sign (+) under the list of networks.
4 Select Allow virtual machines on this network to connect to external networks (using NAT).
5 (Optional) Click the check box to Enable IPv6 and enter the IPv6 Prefix in the text box.
6 (Optional) To connect a physical network on the host system to this private network, select Connect the
host Mac to this network.
7 (Optional) To use a local DHCP service to distribute IP addresses to virtual machines on the network,
select Provide addresses on this network via DHCP.
8 (Optional) To change the subnet IP address or subnet mask, modify the addresses in the Subnet IP and
Subnet Mask text boxes.
9 Click Apply.
The network that you configured is now available to the virtual network adapters associated with virtual
machines on your Mac.
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