How to get Canon Printer to work wired?

I have a canon wireless printer. I just got a cable for it as i want to not use wifi to print from my computer.
How do i get my Canon printer to work with the cable in it.
computer is a IMAc
printer canon MP560 colour
I have cable in it now. How do i get it to work wired to computer? thanks

System Preferences - Printing & Scanning highlight your printer and right click and choose Reset Printing System. Next turn off the printer, then restart the computer in Safe Mode which will clear some caches. To restart in Safe Mode, simply hold down the Shift Key when you hear the startup tone until a progress bar appears. Then shut down the computer, connect the USB cable from the printer to the computer and start the compute normally, then turn on the printer and your iMac should find it. If your computer does not find the printer follow Apple's instructions for doing so.

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(Note to Hosts. to be removed on acceptance. Please use this to replace http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=121775 )
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With thanks to Macmuse for comment on the Original (Aug 23rd 2004)
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I may receive some form of compensation, financial or otherwise, from my recommendation or link.
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(Note to Hosts. to be removed on acceptance. Please use this to replace http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=121775 )
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The Port Forward.com site lists many devices and clicking on one will take you to a list of Applications. This iChat will open an page that will start by telling you the defaults to access the device
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Essentially whether you are wireless or Ethernet to your routing device makes very little difference to the way you do things.
Your computer will get two IPs from a DHCP server if you are connected by both methods. (iChat does not like this)
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Further Help
I have found that this site (ADSLGuide) to be helpful.
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Eliminating Problems on my Personal web pages.
The ports and their function within iChat. (my personal Web pages again)
This is not a step by step approach. You will have to read around the information about your device.
Collected FAQs and Expansions: Index Page Based on FAQs here by EZ Jim and myself
Also http://www.portforward.com/routers.htm for instructions with Pics on Port Forwarding and access info as mentioned earlier.
Click on your device.
Select iChat on the next page.
Follow the info on the next.
This site is godd for finding out the Default IP to use in a web browser and the default User ID and Passwords needed to do so.
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