Currently, we import users from AD based on two groups, one for named users and one for participant users. That works great. We have a group configured that gives access to our Forms which works for all users that are specifically added to the group.

Lets say Group A in Active Directory is set to import into LFDS with a full license while Group B in AD imports as forms authenticated participants. That syncs to LFDS and all of the users show up and are given the proper permissions. Now if I go over to LFDS Groups and make a group and add just the AD Groups , Group A + Group B, they show as having None license types in the group and no one can see laserfiche forms. I can't change that license type for the group. Even after going to Forms configuration and adding the group to User Authentication, no access is given to users of those two AD Groups. If I take the specific user added during the earlier import and add them specifically to the same LFDS group, then they show up during a User Sync in Laserfiche forms. They can then use the forms. Feels like the AD Group sync isn't passing through who is in the group or I'm missing something in everything.

Is there a way for me to automate the forms access for these two AD groups or do I have to manually maintain and add/remove the access through the group in LFDS individually? 

The users login to Laserfiche forms using the Automatic login method. Sorry if this is confusing, I'm trying to wrap my own head around LFDS. I really don't want to have to maintain two entirely different groups for the same departments, one in AD and one in LFDS. Can this be avoided?