My iPhone is not syncing wirelessly even though my laptop is on wifi and my phone is plugged in and on wifi.  What am I missing?

My iPhone is not syncing wirelessly even though my laptop is on wifi and my phone is plugged in and on wifi.  What am I missing?

Please look at my reply in your other thread.

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