diff --git a/app/common/services/api-utils.js b/app/common/services/api-utils.js
index 43d4772..d7e4e7f 100644
--- a/app/common/services/api-utils.js
+++ b/app/common/services/api-utils.js
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@
                   });
           return deferred.promise;
         },
+        validIPV4IP: function(ip) {
+          // Checks for [0-255].[0-255].[0-255].[0-255]
+          return ip.match(
+              /\b(?:(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\.){3}(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\b/);
+        },
         getHostState: function() {
           var deferred = $q.defer();
           $http({