Scope/Description

• This article will show how to connect to our SMB shares on Windows and MacOS clients.

Prerequisites

• SMB share configured on our server.

Steps

Connecting to SMB Share on Windows

• On a Windows client, go to This PC in File Explorer.
• Select Map network drive.

• In this menu, enter the server IP address in the following format \\SERVER-IP\SHARE-NAME and select Connect using different credentials.

• Enter the login to connect to the SMB share.

• Here we can see our SMB share is connected, and we can create a folder.

Connecting to SMB Share on MacOS

• At the toolbar on the top of the screen, press Go and then “Connect to Server…“.

• In the address bar, enter smb://SERVER-IP/SHARE and click Connect. We can also select the plus at the bottom to save this information if we need to reconnect.

• Enter the login to connect to the SMB share.

• Here we can see our SMB share is connected, and we can create a folder.

Verification

• We are able to map our SMB share, and have the correct access given our share configuration.

Troubleshooting

• Ensure the SMB share is configured correctly on the server.
• Ensure the client machine can communicate to the server.

Further Reading

• Setting Up Local User Access SMB Shares
• Setting up Windows Active Directory Authentication SMB Shares
• MacOS SMB Optimization