Quick Start Guide

Get your AI agent up and running in under 10 minutes with this step-by-step setup guide.

This guide walks you through setting up your Ares AI agent from scratch. By the end, you'll have a working AI agent on your website ready to engage visitors.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have:

  • An Ares account (sign up at ares.onl)
  • Access to your website's HTML (for widget installation)
  • Your business information ready (name, industry, products)

Step 1: Log in to the Dashboard

Navigate to your Ares dashboard and log in with your credentials. You'll land on the Overview page showing your key metrics.

If this is your first login, you'll be using the temporary password provided by your account owner. You'll be prompted to change it.

Step 2: Configure Your AI Agent Identity

Go to Build in the sidebar to configure your AI agent.

Under the Identity tab:

  1. Enter your Organization Name and Assistant Name — this is how your AI agent introduces itself
  2. Set a Title that appears in the chat widget header
  3. Choose a Primary Color to match your brand
  4. Write a Welcome Message that visitors see when they open the chat
  5. Select your Industry Type from the dropdown (this optimizes AI behavior for your sector)
  6. Set your Currency Code for price formatting
  7. Toggle industry-specific features: Trade-in, Financing, Booking

Step 3: Set Communication Behavior

Switch to the Behavior tab:

  1. Select a Tone Style — choose from Professional, Friendly, Casual, or Formal
  2. Set your Country and Primary Language
  3. Configure the Starting Message Language if it differs from your primary language

Step 4: Install the Chat Widget

Go to Settings → Domains in the sidebar:

  1. Click Add Domain and enter your website domain (e.g., example.com)
  2. Copy the Site Key generated for your domain
  3. Add the widget embed code to your website's HTML, just before the closing </body> tag:
<script
  src="https://widget.ares.onl/ares-widget.js"
  data-site-key="YOUR_SITE_KEY"
  async
></script>

Step 5: Test Your Agent

Open your website and you should see the Ares chat widget in the bottom-right corner. Click it to start a conversation with your AI agent.

Try asking questions about your products or services to see how the agent responds.

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