I am doing this for my Sony BluRay player. You can't power it up via IP commands, so I added it both as a direct IP devi — Staff replied: “Red commands mean the controller is not responding. So the issue there is likely network related (eg. spotty Wi-Fi) or a problem with the controller.”
I am doing this for my Sony BluRay player. You can't power it up via IP commands, so I added it both as a direct IP device and an IR device through my iTach IR, and manually added a Power On command via IR before any IP commands are sent.