The stations are ready to use when delivered. However, you will need to scan the stations as they arrive to add them to your respective market. If you do not scan the stations and add them to your market, the station will be in a default setting. They do not have GPS on them so the only way they know where they are in the world is to scan them and add the station to your market.
Before going out to make a placement of a station at a venue, insure that the station is functioning properly and that you can complete a rental on the station. You can add stations to venues by selecting the venue you wish to place a station at and clicking 'add station' in the dashboard.
The stations do not require regular servicing other than refilling the Brick stations when the powerbanks are purchased. Other users in the Brick network will also move powerbanks between stations, though the majority do rent and return from the same station.