Authentication is how a user gains access to the Vault Standard repository. Each user who accesses Vault Standard must have (or be assigned) a Vault Standard user account. However, the password required to access Vault Standard can either be the one stored in Vault Standard, or one specified by an Active Directory domain account. Active Directory authentication allows the user to change her password in one place and have it apply to both the domain account as well as the Vault Standard account.
When authenticating against the Vault Standard password, merely define the user in Server Settings -> Users -> Add dialog and provide the user’s information and password. The user will use that password when logging into Vault Standard.
When authenticating against Active Directory, two steps are required : Provide the domain against which you will search for an account of the same name. This is done in the Admin Tool through Server Settings ->Advanced Settingsin the "Active Directory domain for authentication" field.
Once a domain is specified, an option in the "Active Directory domain for Authentication" drop-down menu in the Add Userpage will become active, allowing you to require the user to authenticate against their domain account. Note that the domain account needs to have the same name as the Vault Standard user account.