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Hi Gray,
I use an IR camera at both of my obs. I bought it from Jaycar. They have an upgraded version now. Essentially I turn if off and on via a separate IP switch. It has its own web address and browser page and you need to port forward this on the router it is going through. It is both wireless and wired via Ethernet cable. Ethernet is my preference as it allows me to stream and see what is going on without latency. Don't leave it on for too long as it will chew up your allowance. I left mine on for a few of hours with the webpage open one night and it used up 10gig of my allowance. Also it will interfere with your light frames, the IR on that occasion affected my LRGB because the secondary mirror on the Newtonian was pointed toward the IR camera. So if the objective is seen by the camera it can create weird gradients if left on during a session. I now turn it off during a session and then use it to check to see if the roof is closed and the scope is parked at the end of a session.
Also you will to consider a static IP through the service provider for access to the observatory and camera.
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