To take a closed-book exam, candidates must download and install the Examena app on their computers in advance.
Before installing the Examena app, refer to the table below for the installation requirements.
Components |
Requirements for Windows |
Requirements for macOS |
Operating System |
Required: Windows 10 or later, 64-bit operating system Recommended: Windows 10 or later, 64-bit operating system |
Required: macOS 11 or later Recommended: macOS 11.2 or later |
Processor |
Required: 2-Core, 1.8 GHz, x64-based processor, Intel/AMD CPU Recommended: 4-Core, 2.0 GHz or faster, x64-based processor, Intel/AMD CPU |
Required: 2-Core 1.8 GHz Recommended: 4-Core 2.0 GHz or faster |
Available Physical Memory |
Required: 2 GB or above Recommended: 4 GB or above | |
Available Disk Space |
Required: 1 GB or above Recommended: 5 GB or above | |
Camera |
Required: Video resolution 480P Recommended: Video resolution 720P (HD) or above |
1. Sign into MaivenPoint Online Services and open Examena.
2. Click the Download Examena app button to download the app package.
Alternatively, you can Download Examena app for Windows or Download Examena app for macOS directly from here.
3. Find the downloaded Examena_App.Setup.msi file, double-click it to start the installation.
4. Follow the instructions in the setup wizard to complete the install.
5. Restart computer after finishing the installation.
1. Sign into MaivenPoint Online Services and open Examena.
2. Click the Download Examena app button to download the app package.
Alternatively, you can Download Examena app for Windows or Download Examena app for macOS directly from here.
3. Find the Examena_App.Setup.dmg file, double-click it to open the Examena App Package.
4. Double-click Examena Toolbox.app in the package, click Open in the prompted message, enter your credentials and click OK to continue.
5. Click Install, enter your credentials and click Install Helper to start the installation.
6. Click Open System Settings in the prompted window.
You can view the checklist and current installation progress in the Examena App interface. Click the right arrow button to the right of each step to view the corresponding troubleshooting step.
7. Click the toggle button to the right of Examena Toolbox.app.
8. Enter your credentials, and click OK.
9. Click Allow to allow Examena Toolbox to filter network content, and click Done.
10. Click the Privacy & Security link in the message, and click the toggle button to the right of Examena Extension.
Click the Privacy & Security link in the message.
Allow Examena Extension to access data on this Mac.
11. Click Use Password… in the Privacy & Security window, enter your password and click Modify Settings.
12. If the Install agent step failed, follow the instructions below. Otherwise, skip this step.
a. Navigate to General > Login Items & Extensions.
b. Click the toggle button to the right of AvePoint, Inc. to disable it.
c. Click Use Password… in the Login Items window, and enter your password and click Modify Settings.
d. Click the toggle button to the right of AvePoint, Inc. to enable it.
13. Click Open, and then click Open for confirmation of opening the app.
14. Click Restart to restart the computer after finishing the installation.
After you have Examena App installed on macOS, complete the following steps to start it for the first time.
1. Locate Examena App on your computer, and double-click it to start it.
2. Click Allow to allow Examena App to access your camera.
Click Allow to allow Examena App to access your microphone.3.
4. Click Open System Settings, and click the toggle button to the right of Examena App.
5. Click Use Password… in the Privacy & Security window, enter your password and click Modify Settings.
6. Click Quit & Reopen to allow Examena App to record the contents of your screen until it is quit.
7. Click Open System Settings, and click the toggle button to the right of Examena App in the Accessibility window.
8. Click Use Password… in the Privacy & Security window, enter your password and click Modify Settings.
9. Click retry in the message to access the sign in page of Examena app.
If there are Secured Excel questions in the exam, you can see the bulb icon in the upper-right corner of the exam card. You can click it to view the instructions.
You must enable macros in an Excel file before starting this exam. You can follow the steps below for Windows:
1. Open an Excel file. Make sure your Excel file has already correctly sign-in with an active and valid account.
2. Navigate to File > Options > Trust Centre, and click Trust Centre Settings… under Microsoft Excel Trust Centre.
3. In the Trust Centre window, click Macro Settings, and then select the Enable VBA macros option under Macro Settings.
You can follow the steps below for macOS:
1. Open an Excel file. Make sure your Excel file has already correctly sign-in with an active and valid account.
2. Navigate to Excel > Preferences > Security, and select the Enable all macros option under Macro Security.
Video tutorial for Windows
Video tutorial for macOS