The box should have come with a notice to make sure your spokes are tight. Usually, if the spokes aren't tightened or unevenly tightened they can break.
You can tighten the spokes to a reasonably accurate amount with your fingers, using your eyes and ears to check the spoke tension. Pinging each of the spokes, or tapping them with a metal object (a screwdriver shaft or small spanner etc.) is an easy way to tell if any of the spokes are noticeably looser than the rest. A low-pitched dull ping usually indicates that the spokes are too loose and in need of tensioning, whereas a higher-pitched clear ping on all the spokes is the sound that you really want to hear. If you can hear the spokes creaking as you ride, they are too loose.
The main requirement is to make sure the spokes are all evenly tensioned ensuring that the wheel rim remains concentric, true and properly centred.
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