= VMWare VLAN = **Summary**: This is a small howto on adding a VLAN to your VMWare ESX environment. In this example we add VLAN 20. \\ **Date**: Around 2012 \\ **Refactor**: 1 May 2025: Checked links and formatting. \\ {{tag>vmware}} VLANs are added through the host, so in your VirtualCenter select a host, click on the tab 'Configuration', and from the Hardware part select 'Networking': [{{vmwarevlan01.jpg}}] \\ To add a VLAN you first have to go into the properties of the Virtual Switch, so click on 'Properties', which will give you this window: [{{vmwarevlan02.jpg}}] \\ After clicking 'Add' you'll get this Wizard. Select 'Virtual Machine' as connection type and click next: [{{vmwarevlan03.jpg}}] \\ Give the new network a logical name, for example: 'VLAN 20' and add the VLAN ID: [{{vmwarevlan04.jpg}}] \\ When you're done with the wizard you have to do this for every host in your environment: [{{vmwarevlan05.jpg}}] //This wiki has been made possible by://