How to pair first gen Apple TV to iTunes 11

I need help paring an Apple TV first generation to iTunes for the first time.
I am staying in a hotel so I brought my Apple TV and laptop that I factory restored to try to watch a my iTunes movies but I don't know how to have it sync whith my computer I already have the password that it gave me but I can't find the device list on iTunes. I am using the wifi at the hotel

Sorry I've never used WIndows 7 but take a look at:
Using ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) - Windows - Microsoft
Also Google "windows 7 internet connection sharing"
I did it years ago with XP and there was a Wizard that took you through various steps.  Hopefully Win 7 will allow sharing of the wifi internet connection over ethernet to AppleTV.

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