Playing iTouch thru iTunes at another location

My iTouch syncs great to my home computer, but when I take it to work and connect it via USB to iTunes the iPod library doesn't display. My work computer does NOT have my library on it. How can I plug in my iPod at work and play it through iTunes? My old iPod Classic worked just fine this way.
Thanks.

Have you powered off and then back on your router?
Can other devices connect to your router?
You can try resetting network setting on your iPod: Settings:General>Reset>Reset Network Settings

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