How can I improve SMB transfer speeds between macOS and QTS?
Last modified date:
2024-08-07
Applicable Products
QTS, QuTS
Solution
By default, SMB signing is enabled on macOS 10.11.5 to 10.13.3. This setting enhances the security of file transfers. but uses more system resources. You can disable SMB signing with the following process:
Note
Disabling SMB signing can decrease the security of file transfers.
- Start the Terminal on your macOS device.
- Create the nsmb.conf file.ShellShell
sudo touch /etc/nsmb.conf - Add content to the created conf file.ShellShell
sudo bash -c 'echo "[default]" >> /etc/nsmb.conf' sudo bash -c 'echo "signing_required=no" >> /etc/nsmb.conf'
The system disables SMB signing.
Re-enabling SMB signing
If you need to re-enable SMB signing later, use the following process:
- Start the Terminal on your macOS device.
- Remove the conf file.ShellShell
sudo rm /etc/nsmb.conf
Further Reading
- How do I find out if my NAS uses an ARM or x86 processor?
- How to improve the transfer speed when I access QNAP NAS by using WinSCP?
- Why does the transfer rate fluctuate on data upload by Samba protocol?
- When using my NAS as a T2E converter over a high latency network, why does macOS sometimes fail to access files with SMB?
