Network

In the Network pane, you can view and change the network type used by the virtual machine.

To edit these settings, do the following:

1. Open the Virtual Machine menu and choose Configure .
2. In the Virtual Machine Configuration dialog, click Hardware and select Network in the sidebar.

Note: If this device is absent, you can add it to the virtual machine's configuration. For detailed information on how to do this, refer to Adding and Removing Devices .

Select Connected if you want the virtual machine to start up with the network adapter connected.

In the Type list, choose the necessary network type for the virtual machine's network adapter:

• Shared Network . Select this network type to enable the Network Address Translation (NAT) feature for the virtual machine. In this case, your virtual machine shares whatever network connection is currently used by the host computer.

  See Shared Network to learn more about this network type.

• Bridged Network . If you want the virtual machine to access the local network and Internet through one of the network adapters available on the host computer, choose this adapter from the list below the Bridged Network type. In this case, the virtual machine's network adapter is bridged to the selected host computer's network adapter and the virtual machine is treated as a stand-alone computer on the network.

  See Bridged Ethernet Network to learn more about this network type.

• Host-Only Network . Select this network type if you want the virtual machine to connect only to the host computer and the virtual machines residing on it. The virtual machine using this network type becomes invisible outside the host computer.

  See Host-Only Network to learn more about this network type.

In the MAC address field, you can change the MAC address currently assigned to the virtual machine. MAC addresses are automatically generated during the virtual machine creation. However, you can modify the default MAC address by typing another value in the MAC address field or clicking the Generate button. When entering a new MAC address, make sure that it is unique within your network.