Connect Mac To Windows Server 2003

Consider the procedure given below to connect a Mac device to a Windows Server 2003.

Turn off security policy on Server 2003:

Press the Win and the R keys together to open the Run dialog box on the desktop.

Enter “gpedit.msc” and click, OK.

The Local Group Policy Editor window opens up on the screen. Now, select the Windows Settings folder under Computer Configuration.

After that, navigate through the following options, Security Settings > Account Policies > Password Policy.

On the right-side panel, find the Password must meet complexity requirements policy and open it.

Disable the Security Settings, then set 0 as the Maximum password age.

Now, navigate to the Security settings under Local Policies and disable Microsoft network server: Digitally sign communications (always).

Find Microsoft network server: Digitally sign communications (if client agrees), and enable it.

Next, search ‘cmd’ using the search bar on the desktop, and open the Command Prompt window.

Input the command “gpupdate /force” and press Enter.

Then restart the Windows server 2003 system.

Connect Mac to Windows Server 2003:

Click the Apple menu, then choose System Preferences from the list of options, and select Sharing.
When the window appears on the screen, tick the File Sharing menu and set a name to the Mac device.
Next, select the Go menu from the menu bar, and click the Connect to Server option.
Enter the Server Address of Windows Server 2003 and click the Connect button.
To gain access to the Windows system files, you have to enter the Name and Password and select Connect.
Now, select all the folders which you want to access from the Mac system and close the window.
Click the Go menu and then the Network option, select the Windows IP address to access the files.