Does the IPS have to be connected back-to-back with a cross-over cable with the firewall in Inline-mode, since it looks like we are not assigning any IP addresses to the sensor interfaces??

Does the IPS 4255 ship with the latest IPS 5.0 software??Is the IPS 5.0 software supported by VMS 2.3 (ie, the IDSMC 2.0.1 component and Security Monitor 2.0.1 component??Please let me know. Thanks.

If I deploy the IPS 4255 in Inline-mode, do I need to assign IP addresses to those inline interfaces??If not, then I guess it will act like a bridge, in which case, will i need to connect it back to back with the neighboring device with a cross-over ...