an image forming device includes a storage unit that stores a program to use the device itself as image data of a virtual recording medium ; and a controller including : a detecting unit that detects connection of another device using the device itself ; a transmitting unit that transmits , if the connection is detected by the detecting unit , discriminates an information of the device itself to another device using the device itself ; a receiving unit that receives a response information based on the discriminating information ; and wherein another device using the device itself is available to access the image data of the virtual recording medium on the basis of the response information .