Sharing devices via an email

A method for automatically installing a connection to a device on a recipient endpoint device via an email, comprising:

• establishing, by a processor, a connection to one or more multi-function devices (MFDs) using an internet protocol (IP) address of the one or more MFDs;
• adding, by the processor, the one or more MFDs that are connected in a device list of a device list application running on an endpoint device;
• receiving, by the processor, an indication that a share devices button is selected in the device list application;
• assembling, by the processor, the one or more MFDs into an array of dictionaries that contains a name, an IP address and a model type of each one of the one or more MFDs;
• encoding, by the processor, the array into a JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) format;
• opening, by the processor, an email interface to create the email;
• attaching, by the processor, the array encoded into the JSON format as a Xerox device list (.XDL) file in the email;
• receiving, by the processor, an email address associated with the recipient endpoint device;
• and
• transmitting, by the processor, the email with the attachment, wherein the attachment is for automatically installing a connection to the one or more MFDs on the recipient endpoint device when the attachment is activated within a second device list application that is opened on the recipient endpoint device.