diff --git a/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/app/Main.kt b/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/app/Main.kt
index 23de3c7..8649ce5 100644
--- a/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/app/Main.kt
+++ b/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/app/Main.kt
@@ -5,4 +5,10 @@ import tornadofx.App
 
 class Main: App(StartupView::class){
 
+
+
+
+
+
+
 }
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diff --git a/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/view/startupView/StartupView.kt b/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/view/startupView/StartupView.kt
index 9262660..91154d2 100644
--- a/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/view/startupView/StartupView.kt
+++ b/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/view/startupView/StartupView.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import com.jfoenix.controls.JFXTextField
 import javafx.geometry.Insets
 import javafx.geometry.Pos
 import javafx.scene.control.Label
+import javafx.scene.input.KeyCode
 import javafx.scene.layout.Background
 import javafx.scene.layout.BackgroundFill
 import javafx.scene.layout.CornerRadii
@@ -24,23 +25,36 @@ class StartupView : View() {
 
     val btnConnect = JFXButton("Manuell Verbinden")
 
+   private  val svc: StartupViewController by inject()
+
     override val root = borderpane {
 
         center = vbox(50) {
             maxWidth = 150.0
             alignment = Pos.CENTER
 
-            add(labelStatus).apply {
-                labelStatus.background = Background(BackgroundFill(Color.YELLOWGREEN, CornerRadii.EMPTY, Insets.EMPTY))
-            }
+            add(labelStatus)
             add(spinnerStatus)
 
+            labelStatus.apply {
+                this.background = Background(BackgroundFill(Color.YELLOWGREEN, CornerRadii.EMPTY, Insets.EMPTY))
+            }
+
+            spinnerStatus.isVisible = false
+
             vbox(10){
                 alignment = Pos.CENTER
 
                 add(labelServerIP)
                 add(tfServerIP)
                 add(btnConnect)
+
+                btnConnect.apply { action { svc.btnConnectAction(tfServerIP.text)} }
+                tfServerIP.setOnKeyPressed {
+                    if (it.code == KeyCode.ENTER){
+                        svc.btnConnectAction(tfServerIP.text)
+                    }
+                }
             }
 
         }
diff --git a/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/view/startupView/StartupViewController.kt b/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/view/startupView/StartupViewController.kt
index 51d22eb..90c321d 100644
--- a/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/view/startupView/StartupViewController.kt
+++ b/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/view/startupView/StartupViewController.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,27 @@ import tornadofx.Controller
 
 class StartupViewController : Controller() {
 
+    fun btnConnectAction(txt:String){
+        println("Connect BTN: $txt")
+        //TODO check IP4
 
+        spinnterStart()
+    }
+
+    fun spinnterStart(){
+        val startupView = find(StartupView::class)
+        startupView.spinnerStatus.isVisible = true
+    }
+
+
+    fun spinnerStop(){
+        val startupView = find(StartupView::class)
+        startupView.spinnerStatus.isVisible = false
+    }
+
+    fun labelStatusSetText (txt:String){
+        val startupView = find(StartupView::class)
+        startupView.labelStatus.text =  txt
+    }
 
 }
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