Abstract: A security system for an elevator is disclosed that secures access to a landing by having the resident use a transmitter identifying the secured landing. In a building having a plurality of secured landings, the transmitter provides access to only one of the secured landings by emitting a signal that identifies only that secured landing. The emitted signal is received by a receiver and sent to a controller of the elevator system. In a particular embodiment, the elevator system includes a plurality of common landings and a plurality of private landings. Each transmitter provides access to all the common landings and only the particular private landing that corresponds to that transmitter.