How do I get my iTunes(PC) and iPhone to communicate via WiFi?

The iPhone must be connected to the PC via the USB cable to set up the remote application. Here are the instructions...

To get the Remote application on the iPhone to "connect" to iTunes, first sync the iPhone to the PC and start iTunes. Once the iPhone has completed syncing start the Remote App on the iPhone. On the main screen that comes up press the button "Choose a Library ...". On the next screen push the "Add Library" menu and you will see a black screen with 4 digits. Now, look back at iTunes and in a couple seconds you'll see a new "device" on the side panel under your iPhone in the listing with the same name as your iPhone but it's icon is the Remote App icon. Select that "device" and a screen comes up in iTunes where you enter the 4 digits you see on your iPhone. Once you enter the digits, the passcode is verified and the Remote is now synced to iTunes. When you play music in iTunes now you'll see the corresponding cover flow art on the iPhone and you can control music play, fast forward, skip, volume etc. from the iPhone. Check it out... it's a blast!

Message was edited by: dmiannay

You MUST set up the Remote App with the iPhone synced to the PC. After the remote has been set up, THEN you can interact with iTunes without the USB cable.

Ok, let's try this step by step. Did you first sync the iPhone to the PC and have iTunes up and running? Did the iPhone show up in the LH side panel under the Devices section?

SBKH,

Open your iTunes -> Preferences - Devices and be sure there is check mark before "Look for iPhone and iPod Touch Remotes".

You can ignore all the advice about being connected by USB to set this up, it's not necessary.

Here are 2 articles than may help:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1947
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1741

Jim - thanks for teaching me something. The way I've done it above has always worked just fine, but your tip is clearly better.

Thanks
Doug

Either works, but the connection isn't needed.