CAN stands for Controller Area Network, it's a variant of the I2C computer communication protocol but with push-pull data lines to minimize errors from electrical noise. Some form of it is used on all modern vehicles, and it's how your scanner talks to the OBD port. Pins 6 and 14 on the OBD port are CAN-H and CAN-L respectively, here's a good pinout for the OBD connector:
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If your bus is healthy, CAN-H will read slightly above 2.5V and CAN-L slightly below 2.5V with the key on. The readings should still be there but at lower voltages with the key off, usually about 2V instead of 2.5V. Pin 16
must have battery power and pins 4~5
must have good ground for the scanner to connect. On most Nissans pin 8 should be ignition power. In addition, ohming across pins 6 and 14 with the battery disconnected should read about 60 ohms, that shows both the IPDM and BCM are connected to the bus (there's a 120 ohm termination resistor in each of those, in parallel they read about 60 ohms).