This Administrator Manual describes how to install and configure ToolsOnAir's playout applications v.2026.x on a macOS-based systems running macOS Sonoma (14.7.x) or macOS Sequoia (15.4.x) on Apple silicon-based Mac minis, Mac Studios or Mac Pros.
You will learn how to…
Install and set up the required hardware and software infrastructure.
Monitor the system to ensure that the playout applications Just Out, Just Connect, and Just Control operate effectively.
Perform software installations and maintenance on your own.
When reading this user manual, a basic technical IT and network technology knowledge is recommended.
Assumptions
You are familiar with a macOS based environment.
You have system administrator privileges for the network and the operating systems of the machines you are working on.
You are experienced in installing and configuring client-server software in a TCP/IP network.
You will install the software on machines that have been connected to a LAN or WAN by a network engineer.
You will install the software on a machine that has no other software installed – except the operating system and the drivers needed to operate the channel/hardware.
You understand the basic broadcasting concepts of the Just Live/Just Play user interface, e.g. the method that is used for broadcasting the output of the Just Live/Just Play solutions.
You understand general video technology terminology such as codecs, containers, frame rates, transmission methods, and timecode.
Contents of this User Manual
Installation of the playout software and the configuration of the Just Live/Just Play 2026 solutions.
Listing of possible hardware configurations.
Configuration and administration.