Connecting ethernet printer

I have a xerox 6180 ethernet printer. How do i connect it directly into my 2010 iMac 27"?

I checked the printer's specs and it mentioned OS 7.6 and above - since that is an old OS version for PPC machines, I'm not sure if up to date drivers would be available. If they are - you say it is ethernet? iMacs do have an ethernet port; however, if you use that, you would need to connect to the internet wirelessly (if that is a concern).

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