diff --git a/cmd/agent/main.go b/cmd/agent/main.go
index 73ac35ec..1949f079 100644
--- a/cmd/agent/main.go
+++ b/cmd/agent/main.go
@@ -36,26 +36,25 @@ func main() {
 
 	log.Info("agent's port", "port", port)
 
-	var err error
-
 	anycastTracker := anycast.NewTracker(&nl.Toolkit{})
 
+	var err error
 	var adapter agent.Adapter
 	switch agentType {
-	case "netconf":
+	case "vrf-igbp":
+		adapter, err = vrfigbpadapter.New(anycastTracker, log)
+	default:
 		log.Error(fmt.Errorf("agent is currently not supported"), "type", agentType)
 		os.Exit(1)
-	default:
-		adapter, err = vrfigbpadapter.New(anycastTracker, log)
 	}
 
-	log.Info("created adapter", "type", agentType)
-
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error(err, "error creating adapter")
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
+	log.Info("created adapter", "type", agentType)
+
 	lis, err := net.Listen("tcp", fmt.Sprintf(":%d", port))
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error(err, "error on listening start")
diff --git a/cmd/manager/main.go b/cmd/manager/main.go
index 365f06d9..74d4aafd 100644
--- a/cmd/manager/main.go
+++ b/cmd/manager/main.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"sort"
-	"strconv"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
@@ -32,10 +31,10 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/telekom/das-schiff-network-operator/api/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/telekom/das-schiff-network-operator/controllers"
-	vrfigbpadapter "github.com/telekom/das-schiff-network-operator/pkg/adapters/vrf_igbp"
 	"github.com/telekom/das-schiff-network-operator/pkg/agent"
 	"github.com/telekom/das-schiff-network-operator/pkg/anycast"
 	"github.com/telekom/das-schiff-network-operator/pkg/bpf"
+	grpcclient "github.com/telekom/das-schiff-network-operator/pkg/clients/grpc"
 	"github.com/telekom/das-schiff-network-operator/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/telekom/das-schiff-network-operator/pkg/healthcheck"
 	"github.com/telekom/das-schiff-network-operator/pkg/macvlan"
@@ -98,6 +97,7 @@ func main() {
 	var nodeConfigPath string
 	var agentType string
 	var agentPort int
+	var agentAddr string
 	flag.StringVar(&configFile, "config", "",
 		"The controller will load its initial configuration from this file. "+
 			"Omit this flag to use the default configuration values. "+
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ func main() {
 	flag.StringVar(&nodeConfigPath, "nodeconfig-path", reconciler.DefaultNodeConfigPath,
 		"Path to store working node configuration.")
 	flag.StringVar(&agentType, "agent", "vrf-igbp", "Use selected agent type (default: vrf-igbp).")
-	flag.IntVar(&agentPort, "agentPort", agent.DefaultPort,
-		"gRPC agent port. (default: "+strconv.Itoa(agent.DefaultPort)+")")
+	flag.StringVar(&agentAddr, "agentAddr", "", "Agent's address (default: '').")
+	flag.IntVar(&agentPort, "agentPort", agent.DefaultPort, fmt.Sprintf("Agent's port (default: %d).", agent.DefaultPort))
 	opts := zap.Options{
 		Development: true,
 	}
@@ -139,14 +139,16 @@ func main() {
 
 	var agentClient agent.Client
 	switch agentType {
-	case "netconf":
-		setupLog.Error(fmt.Errorf("netconf agent is currently not supported"), "unsupported error")
-		os.Exit(1)
+	case "vrf-igbp":
+		agentClient, err = grpcclient.NewClient(fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", agentAddr, agentPort))
 	default:
-		agentClient, err = vrfigbpadapter.NewClient(fmt.Sprintf(":%d", agentPort))
-		if err != nil {
-			setupLog.Error(err, "error creating agent's client")
-		}
+		setupLog.Error(fmt.Errorf("agent %s is currently not supported", agentType), "unsupported error")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		setupLog.Error(err, "error creating agent's client")
+		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
 	if err := start(&options, onlyBPFMode, nodeConfigPath, interfacePrefix, agentClient); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/clients/grpc/client.go b/pkg/clients/grpc/client.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e24e8003
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/clients/grpc/client.go
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package clients
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/telekom/das-schiff-network-operator/api/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/telekom/das-schiff-network-operator/pkg/agent"
+	agentpb "github.com/telekom/das-schiff-network-operator/pkg/agent/pb"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials/insecure"
+)
+
+const defaultTimeout = 30 * time.Second
+
+type Client struct {
+	agentpb.AgentClient
+}
+
+func NewClient(address string) (agent.Client, error) {
+	var grpcOpts []grpc.DialOption
+	grpcOpts = append(grpcOpts, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()))
+	conn, err := grpc.NewClient(address, grpcOpts...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to create gRPC connection: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	vrfigbpClient := Client{agentpb.NewAgentClient(conn)}
+
+	return &vrfigbpClient, nil
+}
+
+func (c *Client) SendConfig(ctx context.Context, nodeConfig *v1alpha1.NodeConfig) error {
+	timeoutCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, defaultTimeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	nc := agentpb.NetworkConfiguration{
+		Data: []byte{},
+	}
+	data, err := json.Marshal(*nodeConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error marshaling NodeConfig: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	nc.Data = data
+
+	if _, err = c.SetConfiguration(timeoutCtx, &nc); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error setting configuration: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}