diff --git a/src/app/components/project-map/context-menu/actions/console-device-action-browser/console-device-action-browser.component.ts b/src/app/components/project-map/context-menu/actions/console-device-action-browser/console-device-action-browser.component.ts
index dceba491..7fe0b8ed 100644
--- a/src/app/components/project-map/context-menu/actions/console-device-action-browser/console-device-action-browser.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/project-map/context-menu/actions/console-device-action-browser/console-device-action-browser.component.ts
@@ -64,13 +64,13 @@ export class ConsoleDeviceActionBrowserComponent {
       try {
         var uri;
         if (this.node.console_type === 'telnet') {
-          uri = `gns3+telnet://${this.node.console_host}:${this.node.console}?name=${this.node.name}&project_id=${this.node.project_id}&node_id=${this.node.node_id}`;
+          uri = `gns3+telnet://[${this.node.console_host}]:${this.node.console}?name=${this.node.name}&project_id=${this.node.project_id}&node_id=${this.node.node_id}`;
         } else if (this.node.console_type === 'vnc') {
-          uri = `gns3+vnc://${this.node.console_host}:${this.node.console}?name=${this.node.name}&project_id=${this.node.project_id}&node_id=${this.node.node_id}`;
+          uri = `gns3+vnc://[${this.node.console_host}]:${this.node.console}?name=${this.node.name}&project_id=${this.node.project_id}&node_id=${this.node.node_id}`;
         } else if (this.node.console_type.startsWith('spice')) {
-          uri = `gns3+spice://${this.node.console_host}:${this.node.console}?name=${this.node.name}&project_id=${this.node.project_id}&node_id=${this.node.node_id}`
+          uri = `gns3+spice://[${this.node.console_host}]:${this.node.console}?name=${this.node.name}&project_id=${this.node.project_id}&node_id=${this.node.node_id}`
         } else if (this.node.console_type.startsWith('http')) {
-          uri = `${this.node.console_type}://${this.node.console_host}:${this.node.console}`
+          uri = `${this.node.console_type}://[${this.node.console_host}]:${this.node.console}`
           return window.open(uri);  // open an http console directly in a new window/tab
         } else {
           this.toasterService.error('Supported console types are: telnet, vnc, spice and spice+agent.');
diff --git a/src/app/components/project-map/log-console/log-console.component.ts b/src/app/components/project-map/log-console/log-console.component.ts
index 547b3eff..49887414 100644
--- a/src/app/components/project-map/log-console/log-console.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/project-map/log-console/log-console.component.ts
@@ -226,18 +226,18 @@ export class LogConsoleComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
             this.showCommand(`Launching console for node ${splittedCommand[1]}...`);
             if (node.console_type === 'telnet') {
               location.assign(
-                `gns3+telnet://${node.console_host}:${node.console}?name=${node.name}&project_id=${node.project_id}&node_id=${node.node_id}`
+                `gns3+telnet://[${node.console_host}]:${node.console}?name=${node.name}&project_id=${node.project_id}&node_id=${node.node_id}`
               );
             } else if (node.console_type === 'vnc') {
               location.assign(
-                `gns3+vnc://${node.console_host}:${node.console}?name=${node.name}&project_id=${node.project_id}&node_id=${node.node_id}`
+                `gns3+vnc://[${node.console_host}]:${node.console}?name=${node.name}&project_id=${node.project_id}&node_id=${node.node_id}`
               );
             } else if (node.console_type.startsWith('spice')) {
               location.assign(
-                `gns3+spice://${node.console_host}:${node.console}?name=${node.name}&project_id=${node.project_id}&node_id=${node.node_id}`
+                `gns3+spice://[${node.console_host}]:${node.console}?name=${node.name}&project_id=${node.project_id}&node_id=${node.node_id}`
               );
             } else if (node.console_type.startsWith('http')) {
-               window.open(`${node.console_type}://${node.console_host}:${node.console}`);
+               window.open(`${node.console_type}://[${node.console_host}]:${node.console}`);
             } else {
               this.showCommand('Supported console types are: telnet, vnc, spice and spice+agent');
             }