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title: "Why does the gear blink in the user interface?"
slug: "why-does-the-gear-blink-in-the-user-interface"
updated: 2026-05-27T11:57:05Z
published: 2026-05-27T11:57:05Z
canonical: "docs.insys-icom.com/why-does-the-gear-blink-in-the-user-interface"
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# Why does the gear blink in the user interface?

The blinking gear indicates that the profile opened in the router differs from the profile running in the router. A click on the gear or Activate profile button activates the opened profile, i.e. it becomes the running profile. See [Profiles](https://docs.insys-icom.com/kb/docs/en/profiles-and-profile-handling-en) for detailed information.