Making SMB Settings

This section describes setup steps to share files and printers among multiple devices on the network utilizing the SMB protocol.
Setting the SMB Server
Setting the SMB Client

Setting the SMB Server

To send data from the machine to a computer on your network, you need to specify the settings of the computer (file server) for receiving data. You can send data over an SMB protocol to a Windows or shared folder (UNIX/Linux/macOS). For information on how to set up the file server and shared folder, contact the network administrator.
Use the same version of SMB with the SMB server and SMB client. SMB cannot be used if the versions differ.
Samba 4.0 or later is supported.

Setting the SMB Client

This section describes how to specify the settings to use when the machine connects to a network as an SMB client.
1
Press  (Settings/Registration).
2
Press <Preferences>  <Network>  <TCP/IP Settings>  <SMB Client Settings>.
3
Specify the required settings.
<Authentication Type>
Select the authentication protocol version. Select either <NTLMv1> or <NTLMv2>, according to the destination SMB server. You can also select both.
<Require SMB Signature for Connection>
To request an SMB packet signature when connecting to an SMB server, press <On>.
<Require Encryption for Connection>
To request a connection with SMB 3.0/3.1 encrypted communication when connecting to an SMB server, press <On>.
<Timeout>
Set the time until the SMB connection destination responds.
When sending to an SMB server, the network connection was lost or the response on the server side was slow, causing a wait time timeout on the machine side before the data could be sent or forwarding could be completed. If this happens, you may be able to avoid a timeout by increasing the wait time.
4
Press <OK>.
5
Press <Specify SMB Client Version>, and select the SMB version used by the SMB client.
6
Press <OK>.
7
Press  (Settings/Registration)  <Yes>.
When <1.0> in <Specify SMB Client Version> is set to <On>, it is considered as vulnerable communication and may cause communication problems. Do not set <1.0> to <On> unless it is necessary.
When <Require Encryption for Connection> is set to <On>, the machine can only connect to SMB servers that support SMB 3.0/3.1 encrypted communication. The machine cannot connect to SMB servers that do not support SMB 3.0/3.1 encrypted communication.
Use the same version of SMB with the SMB server and SMB client. SMB cannot be used if the versions differ.
Depending on the network settings, an error may be displayed when sending to the SMB server. In this case, adjust the time in <Timeout>.
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