Mapping media keys on G5 keyboard

Hi Mac Pro folks
I am not sure how many Mac users today still prefer using the old, big G5 keyboard, anyway I am one of them. The first thing to start using my brand new Mac Pro was to pair it with my G5 keyboard over Bluetooth.
However, the G5 keyboard does not have the media keys like those on today's Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad. The media keys are very convenient as they are always workable even you are not operating iTunes.
Is there a way to map these media keys to some of F keys on my G5 keyboard?
Thanks,
B

I tried to add F8 as Play for iTunes but it did not work.
Moreover, does Application based mean the key won't work once iTunes window is not the current active window?
What I am expecting is to get the media keys (always workable even iTunes not in the active window) mapped to a few Function keys. Any hints please?
kaz-k wrote:
System Preference -> Keyboard -> Keyboard Shortcuts -> Application Shortcuts, then click "+" to add keyboard shortcuts.

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