Cant initiate wifi sync from iphone

The iphone appears in iTunes via wifi but on the iphone it still says connect to itunes to enable wifi sync instead of the pc name and sync  like its supposed to.
I am able to sync over wifi if i click sync in itunes but cant initiate the sync process from the phone. I tried resetting the router and phone

Hello zidge17511,
After reviewing your post, it sounds like you want to sync via Wi-Fi and start it from the iPhone. I would recommend that you read this article, it may be able to help the issue.
Sync your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch with iTunes using Wi-Fi - Apple Support
When the computer and the iOS device are on the same network, the iOS device will appear in iTunes. Then you can sync it. The iOS device will sync automatically when the following conditions are true:
The iOS device is charging.
iTunes is open on the computer.
The iOS device and the computer are on the same Wi-Fi network.
When your device is connected with iTunes via Wi-Fi, you can select the device and then configure sync and other options.
Click Apply or Sync to sync the iOS device.
If the iOS device doesn't appear in the Devices section or you can't sync, try troubleshooting iTunes Wi-Fi syncing.
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Have a nice day,
Mario

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