Enable Bridged network in macOS virtual machine on Mac computers with M1 chip

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To enable the Bridged mode on a macOS virtual machine on Apple Silicone Mac, please perform the following steps:  

1. Make sure that the virtual machine is shut down.

2. Open Terminal (Applications > Utilities > Terminal) and execute the following command:

prlctl set "<vm_name>" --device-set net0 --type bridged

e.g.:

prlctl set "macOS 13" --device-set net0 --type bridged

The result will look like this:

Additional commands to adjust other configuration aspects of your macOS virtual machine on Apple Silicone, are available in KB 128842

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