logger.debug("artnet-config: " + connectionString);
    // extract IPs from string <IP>,<IP>,.. and add them to list
    for (String configString : connectionString.split(",")) {
      logger.debug("adding artnet receiver " + configString);
      ArtNetNode node = new ArtNetNode();
      node.setIPAddress(InetAddress.getByName(configString));
      receiverNodes.add(node);
    }
    // start the artnet server
    try {