diff --git a/csharp/Lib/Protocols/Modbus/Channels/TcpChannel.cs b/csharp/Lib/Protocols/Modbus/Channels/TcpChannel.cs
index f21946408..d026cf6cf 100644
--- a/csharp/Lib/Protocols/Modbus/Channels/TcpChannel.cs
+++ b/csharp/Lib/Protocols/Modbus/Channels/TcpChannel.cs
@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
 using System.Net.Sockets;
 using InnovEnergy.Lib.Protocols.Modbus.Protocol;
+using InnovEnergy.Lib.Utils.Net;
 
 namespace InnovEnergy.Lib.Protocols.Modbus.Channels;
 
 public class TcpChannel : ConnectionChannel<TcpClient>
 {
+
+    public TcpChannel(Ip4Address ip4Address,Boolean closeAfterSuccessfulRead  = false,
+                     Boolean closeAfterSuccessfulWrite = false) : this(ip4Address.Host, ip4Address.Port, closeAfterSuccessfulRead, closeAfterSuccessfulWrite)
+    {
+        
+    }
+    
     public TcpChannel(String hostname, 
                        Int32 port, 
                      Boolean closeAfterSuccessfulRead  = false,
diff --git a/csharp/Lib/Utils/Net/Ip4Address.cs b/csharp/Lib/Utils/Net/Ip4Address.cs
index 8c343247b..db1eda3de 100644
--- a/csharp/Lib/Utils/Net/Ip4Address.cs
+++ b/csharp/Lib/Utils/Net/Ip4Address.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,27 @@ namespace InnovEnergy.Lib.Utils.Net;
 
 public class Ip4Address
 {
-    public required String Address { get; init; }
-    public required UInt16 Port    { get; init; }
+    public required String Host { get; init; }
+    public required UInt16 Port { get; init; }
+
+    public override String ToString() => $"{Host}:{Port}";
+
+    protected Boolean Equals(Ip4Address other)
+    {
+        return Host == other.Host 
+            && Port == other.Port;
+    }
+
+    public override Boolean Equals(Object? obj)
+    {
+        if (ReferenceEquals(null, obj)) return false;
+        if (ReferenceEquals(this, obj)) return true;
+        if (obj.GetType() != GetType()) return false;
+        return Equals((Ip4Address)obj);
+    }
+
+    public static Boolean operator ==(Ip4Address? left, Ip4Address? right) => Equals(left, right);
+    public static Boolean operator !=(Ip4Address? left, Ip4Address? right) => !Equals(left, right);
+
+    public override Int32 GetHashCode() => ToString().GetHashCode();
 }
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