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Introduction

Once the just:in linux appliance is wired (power, network, video signals) and set up (network) correctly, it is possible to connect to the just:in linux server and to start with the initial setup of just:in. In order to achieve that, following steps are required:

  • Check the IP-Address, which will be used for the communication between the just:in linux server and just:controlthe macOS based Just Control application.

  • Install just:controlJust Control on a macOS based system, which has access to the just:in linux appliance (via the network).

  • Establish the connection to the just:in linux appliance with just:controlhe macOS based Just Control application.

IP-Address

Normally the just:in linux appliance has multiple network connections. One gets used for communication purposes, such as interacting with just:control and another one will be used for the storage system connection. In order to be able to To access the just:in linux server with just:controlthe macOS based Just Control application, the IP-Address of the communication port is required (normally em1 gets is used for that purpose).

Please contact your network administrator or your local ToolsOnAir reseller or the ToolsOnAir team directly, if you do not know the current IP-Address of the just:in linux server.

Installation (

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Just Control)

Info

The just:control macOS based Just Control application can be found on the internal just:in linux RAID or within the Download Area of the by contacting the ToolsOnAir support system.

If there is currently no internet access on your system, copy just:control themacOS based Just Control application from the internal just:in linux RAID to the macOS Applications folder. Therefore mount the internal just:in linux RAID on a macOS based system (Finder - Go - Connect to Server or with the Finder keyboard shortcut cmd + Command-K). Type in the IP-Address of the just:in linux appliance, enter the credentials (User: justin, Password: justin) and select the tools share point. The just:control Just Control application can be found here.

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You can access the just:in linux appliances via ssh as well to copy the just:control Just Control application. The internal RAID is mounted at following path.

Code Block
# internal raid
/media/internal_raid/

# just:control application
/media/internal_raid/tools
Info

If there is no just:control Just Control disk image on the internal RAID, please create a ticket in the ToolsOnAir Support System.

Usage (just:control)

Go to the macOS Applications folder and open just:control Just Control application.Press the Login button to move oncontinue.

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Enter the IP-Address of the just:in linux appliance and press the Connect button to start the Setup Wizard.

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Choose “Configure Configure device with the detected physical input(s)” and press the Scan button to display the available SDI or HDMI inputs.

When working with a streaming input only just:in linux appliance, please choose “Configure Configure device for streaming inputs (e.g. NDI, SRT) with the following format”format.

Then select the Video Mode (SDI (AJA)) and the Video Format (1080i25) for the Device Inputs. Enter the Device Name and Channel Name as well as the Default Storage Path. These settings can be changed later again, if needed. As a last step filter the available Capture Presets and select at least one of these presets. To finish the set up process, press the Configure button.

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