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title: "What do the LED colors mean on xNodes?"
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updated: 2024-12-16T14:31:39Z
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> ## Documentation Index
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# What do the LED colors mean on xNodes?

## Scope

This article applies to all variants of the Telos Alliance xNodes. This includes;

- Analog xNode
- AES/EBU xNode
- Mixed Signal xNode
- Microphone xNode
- GPIO xNode

It describes the purpose of the tricolor LED on the front of each device.

## Description

The xNodes listed above can be powered by either AC Main power, 48 volt POE power, or both. There is a tricolor LED on the front that indicates the current power status.

The LED is located right below the two buttons as indicated in this picture.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/57e3cd80-d493-453c-9672-ad1b043dadc3/Images/Documentation/c41ab876-5756-4cad-b336-307d7a8e137e-image.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-07T18%3A56%3A43Z&se=2026-11-07T19%3A56%3A43Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=NlsD0wutUV94%2BC%2BLCRjam9XN0jYtUEx2G4nHGcw3wec%3D)

The three colors are;

- **GREEN** - AC Power ONLY
- **RED** - POE Power ONLY
- **AMBER** (may look orange to some) - BOTH POE and AC Power

> [!WARNING]
> Presently these colors are fixed and are not changeable.

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