Trying to connect my Note 5 to my Mac

[Android Central Question]

Installed Smart Switch on my computer and note 5, Computer can not find the note 5.
A message appeared on my phone saying I need to install Android File transfer on the mac Is this the problem?

 

[hallux]

Some devices work with Smart Switch (which precludes using AFT on that Mac for some reason), some devices need Kies for the non-file transfer functions and use AFT for file transfer.

Yours apparently wants Kies and AFT.