Before we can open ports for Ares, we need to figure out what ports ares is using. Here is a brief walkthrough on how to do that.
Open up Ares. Then click the Control Panel icon in the toolbar at the top of your screen.
You should see a bunch of tabs close to the top of this window. One of these tabs should be labeled Transfer. Go ahead and click it now.
Enter the port you want Ares to use into the Accept incoming connections on port box. By default this port is set to 1157. You can change it to whatever you like, or leave it set to 1157.
Please enter the port you chose for Ares below.
Click the Firewall link near the left hand side of the page.
Click the Expert link near the top of the page.
We will list a series of lines here that will show you exactly how to setup Zone Alarm's firewall for Ares. Go ahead and enter the settings shown below into the Add Rule menu.
When you are finished, click the Apply button at the bottom of your screen. And that is it! You are done!
