diff --git a/lib/core/tools/Get-IPConfigFromString.psm1 b/lib/core/tools/Get-IPConfigFromString.psm1
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+function Get-IPConfigFromString()
+{
+    param(
+        [string]$IPConfig
+    );
+
+    if ($IPConfig.Contains(':') -and ($IPConfig.Contains('[') -eq $FALSE -And $IPConfig.Contains(']') -eq $FALSE)) {
+        throw 'Invalid IP-Address format. For IPv6 and/or port configuration, the syntax must be like [ip]:port';
+    }
+
+    if ($IPConfig.Contains('[') -eq $FALSE) {
+        return @{
+            'address' = $IPConfig;
+            'port'    = $null
+        };
+    }
+
+    if ($IPConfig.Contains('[') -eq $FALSE -or $IPConfig.Contains(']') -eq $FALSE) {
+        throw 'Invalid IP-Address format. It must match the following [ip]:port';
+    }
+
+    $StartBracket  = $IPConfig.IndexOf('[') + 1;
+    $EndBracket    = $IPConfig.IndexOf(']') - 1;
+    $PortDelimeter = $IPConfig.LastIndexOf(':') + 1;
+
+    $Port = '';
+    $IP   = $IPConfig.Substring($StartBracket, $EndBracket);
+
+    if ($PortDelimeter -ne 0 -And $PortDelimeter -ge $EndBracket) {
+        $Port = $IPConfig.Substring($PortDelimeter, $IPConfig.Length - $PortDelimeter);
+    }
+
+    return @{
+        'address' = $IP;
+        'port'    = $Port
+    };
+}