A method for setting up an elevator communication system comprising an ethernet bus ; a controller communicatively connected to the ethernet bus and being configured to communicate via the ethernet bus ; a plurality of elevator system nodes communicatively connected to the ethernet bus and being configured to communicate via the ethernet bus , wherein each elevator system node is associated with a respective landing; a landing multi-drop or point-to-point ethernet bus segment at each landing, the landing multi-drop or point-to-point ethernet bus segment being connected to the elevator system node associated with the landing; landing nodes at each landing connected to a respective landing multi-drop or point-to-point ethernet bus segment , wherein the landing node comprises one of a display, a destination call panel, a car call button, a safety contact, a voice intercom system, and a camera; wherein each elevator system node of the plurality of elevator system nodes is provided with a connecting unit (120A-120D, 134A, 134D, 140A, 140B) to enable communication between the ethernet bus and the respective landing multi-drop or point-to-point ethernet bus segment , wherein the method comprises: connecting a landing node to an elevator system node via a respective landing multi-drop or point-to-point ethernet bus segment ; communicating, by the elevator system node , identification data of the landing node to the controller ; generating, by the controller , configuration data based on the identification data; transmitting, by the controller , the configuration data to the elevator system node ; and transmitting, by the elevator system node , the configuration data to the landing node to set up the landing node . an ethernet bus ; a controller communicatively connected to the ethernet bus and being configured to communicate via the ethernet bus ; a plurality of elevator system nodes communicatively connected to the ethernet bus and being configured to communicate via the ethernet bus , wherein each elevator system node is associated with a respective landing; a landing multi-drop or point-to-point ethernet bus segment at each landing, the landing multi-drop or point-to-point ethernet bus segment being connected to the elevator system node associated with the landing; landing nodes at each landing connected to a respective landing multi-drop or point-to-point ethernet bus segment , wherein the landing node comprises one of a display, a destination call panel, a car call button, a safety contact, a voice intercom system, and a camera; wherein each elevator system node of the plurality of elevator system nodes is provided with a connecting unit (120A-120D, 134A, 134D, 140A, 140B) to enable communication between the ethernet bus and the respective landing multi-drop or point-to-point ethernet bus segment , connecting a landing node to an elevator system node via a respective landing multi-drop or point-to-point ethernet bus segment ; communicating, by the elevator system node , identification data of the landing node to the controller ; generating, by the controller , configuration data based on the identification data; transmitting, by the controller , the configuration data to the elevator system node ; and transmitting, by the elevator system node , the configuration data to the landing node to set up the landing node . <EOS>