Right-click a virtual machine in the inventory and select Edit Settings. On the Virtual Hardware tab, click the Add New Device button. Select Serial Port from the drop-down menu. The new serial port appears at the...

Click Virtual Machines in the VMware Host Client inventory. Right-click a virtual machine in the list and select Edit settings from the pop-up menu. On the Virtual Hardware tab, select Add other device and select...

Select the virtual machine and select VM > Settings. On the Hardware tab, click Add. In the Add Hardware wizard, select Serial Port. Click Finish to add the virtual serial port to the virtual machine. Select where...