In enterprise environment, the client machine may be the combonation of Windows and MAC system, use following way to connect to SMB share from MAC OS:

  • From the OS X Finder, hitCommand+K to summon “Go To Server” as usual
  • In the “Server Address” field, enter the IP to connect to with the cifs:// prefix as follows:

cifs://127.0.0.1

How to create a SMB share for Windows client:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204445