Canon MX850 setup/driver help

I recently bought the Canon MX850 with my new iMac. I'm a new Mac convert as well as I've used Windows for as long as I can remember.
Let me first explain my setup and use for the printer. It is connected to my Linksys WRT54G wireless router via the ethernet port. I first connected the printer to my iMac via USB so I could configure the network settings on the printer. I also still have Windows machines hooked up both wirelessly and hard connected to my router. I will be using the printer for office type work and sometimes to print a photo. I do not require the use of any advanced photo/graphics programs such as Photoshop.
Ok, on to my confusion.... I am confused as to which drivers I need to use with this printer. The driver included on the CD is version 7.1 while Canon's support site has a CUPS driver version 10.2. I am unfamiliar as to what a CUPS driver is and if I need to use it. My rudimentary research seems to indicate a CUPS driver is the basic driver set which OS X requires. However, when I reached out to Canon's support team, they are indicating to me that I do not need it unless I do advanced photo printing (see below).
"The CUPS drivers are not necessary to use with any unit that has it's
own standard drivers. For units and applications that do need need
them, it will not offer any higher level of performance than the
standard drivers."
"The CUPS drivers provide a higher level of translation for high-end
units and 64-bit applications. Typically you will not need them unless
you are printing with a high resolution graphics program. It does not
add any additional functionality or performance in a wireless or any
other environment."
Now, prior to all of this, I did try to install the CUPS 10.2 driver. First, I installed everything off of the CD including the 7.1 driver and network/scan utilities (I did not install the "fluff" software). Then, I installed the CUPS 10.2 driver without trying to uninstall the 7.1 driver. I did all of this while the printer was still connected to the iMac via USB. When I go into Preferences -> Printer/Fax, the driver version while connected via USB states 10.2 HOWEVER, the driver version while connected only to the router via ethernet port states 7.1. So, this is adding to my confusion as to what driver I need to use.
Thanks for the help.

Hi Gooter, and a warm welcome to the forums!
Use which ever one works, it only matters if we have a problem... sometimes 2 drivers/setups will confuse thing, but have you tried adding the Netwirked Printer yet?

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