To get end-points to automatically use 192.168.1.86 (AD) as DNS1, you can either: Change the DHCP settings on your router to provide 192.168.1.86 as the primary DNS server instead of the router's IP address. Create a new DHCP scope on your AD VM and configure it to provide IP addresses to your end-points, with 192.168.1.86 as the primary DNS server. As for the vNetwork wizardry, you can create a virtual switch in vCenter and assign it to a specific folder, then assign your VMs in that folder to use the virtual switch. You can then configure the virtual switch with the desired network parameters.
