diff --git a/src/libs/utils/ipaddresslineedit.cpp b/src/libs/utils/ipaddresslineedit.cpp
index ebc255b9cbb..e85d59d9e2a 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/ipaddresslineedit.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/ipaddresslineedit.cpp
@@ -54,20 +54,16 @@ public:
 
     QValidator *m_ipAddressValidator;
     QColor m_validColor;
-    bool m_addressIsValid;
 };
 
-IpAddressLineEditPrivate::IpAddressLineEditPrivate() :
-    m_addressIsValid(true)
+IpAddressLineEditPrivate::IpAddressLineEditPrivate()
 {
 }
 
 IpAddressLineEdit::IpAddressLineEdit(QWidget* parent) :
-    QLineEdit(parent),
+    BaseValidatingLineEdit(parent),
     m_d(new IpAddressLineEditPrivate())
 {
-    m_d->m_validColor = palette().color(QPalette::Text);
-
     const char * ipAddressRegExpPattern = "^\\b(25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\\."
             "(25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\\."
             "(25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\\."
@@ -76,8 +72,6 @@ IpAddressLineEdit::IpAddressLineEdit(QWidget* parent) :
 
     QRegExp ipAddressRegExp(ipAddressRegExpPattern);
     m_d->m_ipAddressValidator = new QRegExpValidator(ipAddressRegExp, this);
-
-    connect(this, SIGNAL(textChanged(QString)), this, SLOT(validateAddress(QString)));
 }
 
 IpAddressLineEdit::~IpAddressLineEdit()
@@ -85,36 +79,25 @@ IpAddressLineEdit::~IpAddressLineEdit()
     delete m_d;
 }
 
-bool IpAddressLineEdit::isValid() const
+bool IpAddressLineEdit::validate(const QString &value, QString *errorMessage) const
 {
-    return m_d->m_addressIsValid;
-}
-
-void IpAddressLineEdit::validateAddress(const QString &string)
-{
-    QString copy = string;
+    QString copy = value;
     int offset = 0;
     bool isValid = m_d->m_ipAddressValidator->validate(copy, offset) == QValidator::Acceptable;
-
-    if (isValid != m_d->m_addressIsValid) {
-        if (isValid) {
-            QPalette pal(palette());
-            pal.setColor(QPalette::Text, m_d->m_validColor);
-            setPalette(pal);
-            emit validAddressChanged(copy);
-        } else {
-            QPalette pal(palette());
-            pal.setColor(QPalette::Text, Qt::red);
-            setPalette(pal);
-            setToolTip(tr("The IP address is not valid."));
-        }
-        m_d->m_addressIsValid = isValid;
-    } else {
-        if (isValid)
-            emit validAddressChanged(copy);
-        else
-            emit invalidAddressChanged();
+    if (!isValid) {
+        *errorMessage =  tr("The IP address is not valid.");
+        return false;
     }
+    return true;
+}
+
+void IpAddressLineEdit::slotChanged(const QString &t)
+{
+    Utils::BaseValidatingLineEdit::slotChanged(t);
+    if (isValid())
+        emit validAddressChanged(t);
+    else
+        emit invalidAddressChanged();
 }
 
 } // namespace Utils
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/ipaddresslineedit.h b/src/libs/utils/ipaddresslineedit.h
index 00decc74922..97119da9a95 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/ipaddresslineedit.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/ipaddresslineedit.h
@@ -35,28 +35,28 @@
 #define IPADDRESSLINEEDIT_H
 
 #include "utils_global.h"
-
-#include <QtGui/QLineEdit>
+#include "basevalidatinglineedit.h"
 
 namespace Utils {
 
 class IpAddressLineEditPrivate;
 
-class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT IpAddressLineEdit : public QLineEdit
+class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT IpAddressLineEdit : public Utils::BaseValidatingLineEdit
 {
+    Q_DISABLE_COPY(IpAddressLineEdit)
     Q_OBJECT
+
 public:
     explicit IpAddressLineEdit(QWidget* parent = 0);
     virtual ~IpAddressLineEdit();
 
-    bool isValid() const;
-
 signals:
     void validAddressChanged(const QString& address);
     void invalidAddressChanged();
 
-private slots:
-    void validateAddress(const QString &string);
+protected:
+    virtual bool validate(const QString &value, QString *errorMessage) const;
+    virtual void slotChanged(const QString &t);
 
 private:
     IpAddressLineEditPrivate *m_d;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-s60/s60deployconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-s60/s60deployconfiguration.cpp
index 3b52bf6e088..c850de22b01 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-s60/s60deployconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-s60/s60deployconfiguration.cpp
@@ -381,6 +381,7 @@ QString S60DeployConfiguration::deviceAddress() const
 void S60DeployConfiguration::setDeviceAddress(const QString &address)
 {
     if (m_deviceAddress != address) {
+        qDebug() << __FUNCTION__ << address;
         m_deviceAddress = address;
         emit deviceAddressChanged();
     }
@@ -394,6 +395,7 @@ QString S60DeployConfiguration::devicePort() const
 void S60DeployConfiguration::setDevicePort(const QString &port)
 {
     if (m_devicePort != port) {
+        qDebug() << __FUNCTION__ << port;
         if (port.isEmpty()) //setup the default CODA's port
             m_devicePort = QLatin1String(DEFAULT_TCF_TRK_TCP_PORT);
         else