Hello!
all you need is a webcam set up and working. I signed into mypetcams.com, and had to register. It found my webcam on it's own.
So now when I leave in the morning, I go to the website, sign on with my username and password, and then I "stream" the webcam (which means it turns on and starts working). Then when I get to work, I sign on again, and just check off "watch" my webcam rather than stream, and it shows what's happening. It's so easy! I couldn't believe it.
good luck ladies. I get worried about Jeanie too - and see now that she sleeps a lot during the day! But I have a dog walker come in, and totally trust her, but can see them go when it's time to go. She plays a bit (the dog walker knows the webcam is on - so I'm not spying). And that's kind of fun to see her interact with her friend.
Love this thing!