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What does “cascade” mean in relation to KVM switches? How does this differ from a “daisy chain”?

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What does “cascade” mean in relation to KVM switches? How does this differ from a “daisy chain”?

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To cascade is to attach one or more additional KVM switches to the master KVM switch in order to expand the number of CPUs that you can control from one console. With the capability to cascade, NTI’s line of KVM switches allows you to control up to 512 CPUs from one keyboard, monitor and mouse. Think of this system as an octopus, with one central master and each slave extending from the master.To “daisy chain” is another method of linking multiple computers to a KVM switch; however each computer is a “link” in the chain rather than independently connected to a KVM switch. This method can lead to trouble, as a problem with one computer (one link in the chain) can result in a loss of the entire chain.